Binh Tai Massacre
| 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 |
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The Bình Tai Massacre was a massacre perpetrated by South Korean Forces on 9 October 1966 of 168 citizens in Binh Tai village in South Vietnam.[1][3][4] It may be related to the Diên Niên - Phước Bình massacre.[5]
Investigation
The Hankyoreh Sinmun investigated war crimes in Vietnam and revealed other atrocities.[6]
Colonel Kim Ki-tae, former commander of the Seventh Company, 2nd Marine Brigade of the ROK Marines,[7] 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
- Gò Dài massacre
- Hà My massacre
- My Lai Massacre
- Bình An/Tây Vinh massacre
- Diên Niên - Phước Bình massacre
- Bình Hòa massacre
- War Remnants Museum
- vi:Thảm sát Thái Bình, Feb 1966
- 1 2 3 4 5 Armstrong, p. 530
- ↑ Armstrong, p. 533
- ↑ Armstrong, pp. 533-534
- ↑ Vụ thảm sát Diên Niên – Phước Bình + Tưởng niệm 45 năm vụ thảm sát Diên Niên - Phước Bình
- ↑ ...trong làng Binh Tai, huyện Phước Bình, 168 người đàn ông, đàn bà, .... Địa điểm: Thôn Phước Bình và thôn Diên Niên, xã Tịnh Sơn, huyện Sơn Tịnh, tỉnh Quảng Ngãi
- ↑ Armstrong, p. 534
- ↑ Armstrong, p. 529
References
- Armstrong, Charles (2001). Critical Asian Studies, Volume 33, Issue 4: America's Korea, Korea's Vietnam. Routledge.
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