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Binh Hoa massacre

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The location  here is Bình Hòa but the precise location of the massacre needs to be found.

Binh Hoa massacre


Binh Hoa massacre

The Bình Hòa Massacre was a massacre conducted by the South Korean forces between December 3 and December 6, 1966, of 430 unarmed citizens in Binh Hoa village, Quang Ngai province in South Vietnam.[3][4] The district was in the operational area of the Blue Dragon Brigade.[5] Most of the victims were children, elderly and women.[4] The victims included 21 pregnant women.[1] The South Korean soldiers burnt down all of the houses and killed hundreds of cows and buffalo after the atrocities.[1] Then the survivors joined the Viet Cong and fought against the United States and its Allies, one of which was South Korea.[1] [6] The South Korean forces conducted similar massacres in Binh Tai village, Binh An village and Tay Vinh village within the same year.[7][8]

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