Namyangju massacre | |
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Part of the Korean War | |
Location | Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea |
Date | October 1950 [1] [2] [3] – early 1951 [4] |
Target | Suspected leftists and their families [4] |
Attack type | Massacre |
Deaths | over 460 [4] |
Perpetrators | South Korean Police and local militia [4] [1] |
The Namyangju massacre ( Korean: 남양주 민간인학살, [1] [2] Hanja: 南楊州民間人虐殺 [1] [2] Namyangju civilian massacre [1] [2]) was a mass killing conducted by South Korean police and local militia forces between October 1950 and early 1951 in Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do district of South Korea. More than 460 people were summarily executed, including at least 23 children under the age of 10. [4] [1] [2] After the victory of the Second Battle of Seoul, South Korean authorities arrested and summarily executed several individuals along with their families on suspicion of sympathizing with North Korea. [5] During the massacre, South Korean Police conducted the Goyang Geumjeong Cave massacre in Goyang near Namyangju. [6] [7]
On 22 May 2008, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission demanded that the South Korean government apologize for the massacre and support a memorial service for the victims. [1] [3]
Namyangju massacre | |
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Part of the Korean War | |
Location | Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea |
Date | October 1950 [1] [2] [3] – early 1951 [4] |
Target | Suspected leftists and their families [4] |
Attack type | Massacre |
Deaths | over 460 [4] |
Perpetrators | South Korean Police and local militia [4] [1] |
The Namyangju massacre ( Korean: 남양주 민간인학살, [1] [2] Hanja: 南楊州民間人虐殺 [1] [2] Namyangju civilian massacre [1] [2]) was a mass killing conducted by South Korean police and local militia forces between October 1950 and early 1951 in Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do district of South Korea. More than 460 people were summarily executed, including at least 23 children under the age of 10. [4] [1] [2] After the victory of the Second Battle of Seoul, South Korean authorities arrested and summarily executed several individuals along with their families on suspicion of sympathizing with North Korea. [5] During the massacre, South Korean Police conducted the Goyang Geumjeong Cave massacre in Goyang near Namyangju. [6] [7]
On 22 May 2008, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission demanded that the South Korean government apologize for the massacre and support a memorial service for the victims. [1] [3]