Bình Tai massacre
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| Binh Tai Massacre | |
|---|---|
 Quảng Ngãi Province | |
| Location | Binh Tai village, South Vietnam[1] |
| Date | 9 October 1966[1] |
| Target | Binh Tai villagers[1] |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Deaths | 168[2] |
| Perpetrators | South Korean Forces |
The Bình Tai Massacre was a massacre perpetrated by South Korean Forces on 9 October 1966 of 168 citizens in Binh Tai village[where?] in South Vietnam.[1][3][4]
Investigation
The Hankyoreh Sinmun investigated war crimes in Vietnam and revealed other atrocities.[5]
Colonel Kim Ki-tae, former commander of the Seventh Company, 2nd Marine Division of the ROK Marines,[6] confessed to Hankyoreh that on 9 October 1966 South Korean troops set fire to the Binh Tai villagers’ homes and shot the villagers who fled the burning buildings.[1]
See also
- Military history of South Korea during the Vietnam War
- Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre
- Hà My massacre
- My Lai Massacre
- Bình Hòa massacre
- War Remnants Museum
- vi:Thảm sát Thái Bình, Feb 1966
References
- Armstrong, Charles (2001). Critical Asian Studies, Volume 33, Issue 4: America's Korea, Korea's Vietnam. Routledge.
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