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in fact,the first massacre happened in First Crusade,the first blood was not of muslims,but Jews'.and that massacre was not conducted in Asia,it was in Europe.
Rhineland massacres - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
plus,I'd not held such high regards for Saladin,for shown mercy or something.the fact is,Saladin asked for money for every person's free passage from Jerusalem.and it was provided,though Crusaders earned heavy discount by using persuasion.but Saladin too conducted massacre of captured Crusaders and Civilians,and that includes Christian,Jew as well as muslims.
You are right, that Saladin did executed captured crusaders and civilians, but for some reasons behind it. Not like how Jews and Muslims were massacred by Crusaders, they even dragged people out of holy places and butchered them.
And even though Saladin collected money for their safe passage (remember his men escorted them to shores), he still showed mercy and didn't take revenge of 2nd Crusade's massacre. You got to give the man due credit. He captured Jerusalem with no one there to challenge his might, he could have killed every single one regardless of his religion. But instead he let them go safely, and those who stayed in Jerusalem, he let them live their without any harm.