"I had the perception that Japan is a peaceful country, and to think that these happened here and not in another country is especially shocking.
The banning of music in a nation famous worldwide for so many of its astonishing artists was especially shocking.
Even in a country as accustomed to gun violence as America, the murder of 26 people, including 20 children, in a Newtown, Connecticut, school last month was especially shocking.
Chile is usually regarded as one of the most orderly and stable countries in South America, so the images that have come out of the capital, Santiago, in recent days have been especially shocking.
His family was especially shocked, especially his wife, and his children and grandchildren, who were in court.
Aden said the refugees in the camp were especially shocked because the announcement followed recent improvements in security in Dadaab, with no attack reported there in months.
A black high school teacher from Portland, Oregon, said he was especially shocked at the sight of one man guarding the perimeter of the Confederate grave site with a German Shepherd dog.
Kabardino-Balkaria was especially shocked by the murder of Tsipinov, 51, a respected anthropologist and beekeeper who organised festivals to celebrate the traditions of Kabardin people, the largest national group in the republic.
