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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in South Korea.

Name Date Location Deaths Notes
Asan massacre 1950 Asan 200+ Committed by SK police, Korean Youth League and Taeguki Alliance.[1]
Autumn Uprising of 1946 1946, September–October South Korea 38 policemen, 163 civil workers, and 73 civilians
Bodo League massacre 1950, Summer South Korea 100,000–200,000 Mass murder of communists and suspected communist sympathizers [2][3]
Bloody Gulch massacre 1950, August 12 Masan 75
Chaplain-Medic Massacre 1950, 7 (Jul) 16 Tunam 31 POWs Victims included 1 chaplain. 1 survivor of massacre
December Massacres 1950, December Seoul thousands Massacre of suspected communists
Ganghwa massacre 1951, Jan 6-9 Ganghwa County 212–1300
Geochang massacre 1951, Feb 9–11 Geochang 719
Jeongeup massacre 1950, September Jeongeup 167 North Korean forces murdered numerous Protestants and right-wingers.[4][5]
Nonsan massacre 1950, September 27–28 Nonsan 66 North Korean soldiers executed 66 members of a Protestant Church.[4]
Goyang Geumjeong Cave Massacre 1950, 10 (Oct) 9-31 Goyang over 153
Hangang Bridge bombing 1950, 28 June Hangang Bridge in Seoul 500–1,000
Hill 303 Massacre 1950, Aug 17 Waegwan 41 POWs
Jeju Uprising 1948, Apr 3 Jeju island 25,000–30,000 Killed about 1/5 of the island's population
Mungyeong massacre 1949 Dec 24 Mungyeong 86–88
Namyangju Massacre 1950, 10 (Oct)-early 1951 Namyangju over 460
National Defense Corps Incident 1950, December 50,000–90,000
No Gun Ri Massacre 1950, Jul 26–29 No Gun Ri 163–400 US Army 7th U.S. Cav.
Sancheong-Hamyang massacre 1951, Feb 7 Sancheong and Hamyang 705 Perpetrators-South Korean Army
Seoul National University Hospital massacre 1950, 28 June Seoul 700-900 Perpetrators-North Korean People's Army
Yeosu-Suncheon Rebellion 1948, October - October However pockets of resistance lasted through to 1957, almost 10 years later. Yeosu, Suncheon 2,976-3,392
Hongcheon shooting 1958, January 23 Hongcheon, Gangwon 7 (Including the perpetrator) A army captain Cho Sang Kook kills six people in Hongcheon during the night of January 23, 1958.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
Bloody Tuesday 1960, April 19 Seoul 186
Blue House raid 1968, January 17 - 29 Blue House, Seoul 59 Failed assassination attempt of Park Chung Hee by Unit 124
Wonju shooting 1969, June 5 Wonju, Gangwon Province 6 (Including the perpetrator) 5-6 Wounded[12][13][14][15][16][17]
Kimpo killings 1971, January 18 Kimpo 7 (Including the perpetrator) Killing spree by South Korean marine
Unit 684 mutiny 1971, August 23 Silmido and Seoul 38
1974 Kimpo killings 1974, May 1 Kimpo 11 (Including the perpetrator) [18][19][20][21][22]
Assassination of Park Chung Hee 1979, October 26 Blue House, Seoul 6 The incident is often referred to as "10.26" or the "10.26 incident"
Gwangju Democratization Movement 1980, May 18–27 Kwangju over 165 Civil/Political
Uiryeong massacre 1982, April 26–27 Uiryeong County 62 (plus 1 perp.) Shooting spree by a former marine
Cho Jun-hui Incident 1984, June 26 Goseong County, Gangwon 15+ Perpetrator attacked his military camp, then fled across the border after the massacre[23]
Gimpo International Airport bombing 1986, September 14 Gangseo District, Seoul 5 Bombing of airport by North Korea
Odaeyang mass suicide 1987, August 28 Yongin, Gyeonggi Province 32 Mass suicide
Frog Boys case 1991, March 26 Daegu 5 Unsolved homicide of 5 boys
Daegu Nightclub Arson 1991, October 17 Daegu 16 Attack on a nightclub, 13 Wounded[24][25]
Daegu subway fire 2003, February 18 Jungangno station, Daegu 192 Deadliest mass murder committed by a single perpetrator
2005 Yeoncheon shooting 2005, June 19 Yeoncheon County 8 private Kim Dong-min threw a grenade with a pin released at the interior office and fired a gun, killing eight people and injuring two others, known to the Korean public as the "Kim Il-byeong Incident."[26][27][28][29]
Nonhyeon-dong massacre 2008, October 20 Nonhyeon, Seoul 6 Arson and stabbing attack
Ganghwa Island shooting 2011, July 4 Ganghwa County 4
Goseong killing spree 2014, June 21 Goseong County, Gangwon Province 5 Rampage by a South Korean soldier
Sejong and Hwaseong shootings 2015, 25–27 February Sejong, Hoseo and Hwaseong, Gyeonggi 8 (including both perpetrators) Two separate mass murder-suicides two days apart
Gunsan Bar arson attack 2018 June Gunsan, North Jeolla Province 5 28 injured[30]
Daegu office fire 2022, June 9 Daegu 7 (including the suspect) 49 Wounded

References

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  2. ^ South Korea owns up to brutal past Sydney Morning
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  4. ^ a b "Truth panel confirms North Korean forces' massacre of Christians during Korean War". koreatimes. 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  5. ^ Bizwire, Korea. "N. Korea Massacred Over 1,100 Christians, Catholics During Korean War: Report". Be Korea-savvy. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  6. ^ 7 Men Die In Korean Gunfight, The Hartford Courant (January 25, 1958)
  7. ^ Korean Officer Goes Berserk, The Lima News (January 24, 1958) (p. 8)
  8. ^ Korean Officer Shoots 6, Takes Own Life, The Daily Republic (January 24, 1958) (p. 1)
  9. ^ ROK Captain Slays 6 Army Officers, Hammond Times (January 24, 1958) (p. 7)
  10. ^ South Korean captain kills 6, slays himself, Racine Journal Times (January 24, 1958) (p. 1)
  11. ^ 6사단 수색중대장 趙相九대위사건에 대해 육군본부에서 경위를 발표 - 장병 6명을 사살하고 자살, 발단은 사무인계. 정신착란의 소치, The Chosun Ilbo (January 25, 1958)
  12. ^ S. Korean Soldier Goes Berserk, Kills 5, Self Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine, Chicago Tribune (June 8, 1969)
  13. ^ ROK soldier slays five The Fresno Bee Republican (June 8, 1969)
  14. ^ Shoots soldiers, The Lawton Constitution And Morning Press (June 8, 1969)
  15. ^ Army sergeant kills soldiers, Cumberland Sunday Times (June 8, 1969)
  16. ^ Berserk Korean kills 5, Pacific Stars and Stripes (June 9, 1969)
  17. ^ 잠든 사병 7명 사살 4명 중상. 술취한 하사 내무반에 카빈 40발 난사 자기도 자살, The Chosun Ilbo (June 8, 1969)
  18. ^ Drunk soldier kills 9, The Sydney Morning Herald (May 2, 1974)
  19. ^ Soldier in Seoul Kills Nine, The New York Times (May 2, 1974)
  20. ^ Drunken paratrooper slays 9 Archived 2013-03-13 at the Wayback Machine, Chicago Tribune (May 2, 1974)
  21. ^ 10th Victim Dies In Shooting Spree, Pacific Stars and Stripes (May 5, 1974)
  22. ^ 만취병사 카빈 난동 사망 10명, The Chosun Ilbo (May 2, 1974)
  23. ^ 일병 월북 사건 "조준희 일병 월북 사건". Retrieved 19 October 2023. ((cite news)): Check |url= value (help)
  24. ^ "Arson Fire Kills 16". LA Times. 18 October 1991. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  25. ^ "[탐정 손수호] "거성관, 불다람쥐, 시화... 방화사건의 함정". www.nocutnews.co.kr. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  26. ^ "GP총기난사사건". www.doopedia.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  27. ^ S.Korean soldier kills 8 colleagues in shooting spree, english.eastday.com (June 20, 2005)
  28. ^ Eight Die, Two Hurt as Soldier Runs Amok in DMZ, Digital Chosunilbo (June 19, 2005)
  29. ^ Pfc Kim Sentenced to Death for Shooting Rampage, english.chosun.com (November 23, 2005)
  30. ^ Ji-Won, Choi (29 November 2018). "Court sentences arsonist to life imprisonment over fatal bar fire". Korea Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

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