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Ganghwa massacre


Ganghwa massacre

The Ganghwa massacre (Korean: 강화 양민학살 사건, Hanja: 江華良民虐殺事件) was a massacre conducted by the South Korean forces, South Korean Police forces and pro-South Korean militiamen, between 6 January 1951 and 9 January 1951, of 212 to 1,300 unarmed citizens in Ganghwa county of Incheon metropolitan city in South Korea, all of whom were civilians.[1][2] The victims were collaborators with the Korean People's Army during North Korean rule. Before this massacre, 140 people had already been executed in Ganghwa in what is known as the Bodo League massacre in 1950.[3]

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