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Hin Heup massacre

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Hin Heup massacre
Part of Laotian Civil War
LocationHin Heup bridge, Laos
Date29 May 1975
TargetHmong civilians
Attack type
Massacre
WeaponsMortars, M16s, and bayonets
Deaths14
Injured100+
PerpetratorsPathet Lao

The Hin Heup massacre was the massacre of 14 Hmong civilians at Hin Heup bridge by Pathet Lao troops.

Massacre

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On 29 May 1975, about 10,000 Hmong people, attempted to cross Hin Heup bridge traveling to Vientiane. As the group crossed the bridge Pathet Lao forces open fire on the column using mortars, M16s, and bayonets. Many people jumped into the river to flee the firing troops, by the end of the massacre 14 civilians were killed and over 100 wounded.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Vang, Thomas (2008). A History of the Hmong: From Ancient Times to the Modern Diaspora. Lulu.com. p. 312. ISBN 9781435709324. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ Hamilton-Merritt, Jane (1993). Tragic mountains: the Hmong, the Americans, and the secret wars for Laos, 1942-1992. Indiana State University. pp. 359–361. ISBN 978-0-253-20756-2. |access-date=1 February 2022