- Dien Nien-Phuoc Binh Massacre
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Dien Nien-Phuoc Binh Massacre 
Quang Ngai provinceLocation Tinh Son village, Son Tinh District, Quang Ngai province, South Vietnam Date October 9 and October 10, 1966 Target Tinh Son villagers Attack type Massacre Death(s) 280.[1] Perpetrator(s) South Korean forces Massacres of the Vietnam WarChâu Đốc – Tay Vinh – Gò Dài – Binh Tai – Tinh Son - Bình Hòa – Đắk Sơn – Huế – Phong Nhi and Phong Nhat – Hà Mỹ – Mỹ Lai – Thạnh Phong – Duc DucTiger Force – Winter Soldier Investigation – Vietnam War Crimes Working Group The Dien Nien-Phuoc Binh Massacre was a massacre conducted by South Korean forces on October 9 and October 10, 1966, of 280 unarmed citizens in Tinh Son village, Quang Ngai province in South Vietnam.[2][1] The massacre was conducted in two hamlets in Tinh Son village.[1] One massacre was conducted in the Dien Nien Temple in Dien Nien hamlet, the second massacre was conducted in Phuoc Binh hamlet schoolyard.[1] Most of the victims were children, elderly and women.[1][2] The number of dead is given as 180 by Viet Nam News.[3]
The South Korean forces conducted similar massacres in Binh An village, Binh Hoa village Binh Tai village and Tay Vinh village in the same year.[4][5][6]
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See also
- Tay Vinh massacre
- Phong Nhi and Phong Nhat massacre
- My Lai massacre
- Ha My massacre
- Go Dai massacre
- Binh Hoa massacre
- Binh Tai massacre
Notes
- ^ a b c d e "Dien Nien-Phuoc Binh Massacre". Quang Ngai government. http://www.quangngai.gov.vn/quangngai/english//homepage/20128761658_1995/. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- ^ a b Gerassi, p.148
- ^ "Massacre victims remembered". Viet Nam News. http://vietnamnews.vnanet.vn/Social-Isssues/216348/Massacre-victims-remembered.html. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ "On War extra — Vietnam's massacre survivors". AlJazeera. 2009-01-04. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tQtgo4hKsM&feature=feedf. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- ^ "Words of Condemnation and Drinks of Reconciliation Massacre in Vin Dinh Province All 380 People Turned into Dead Bodies Within an Hour.". Hankyoreh. 1999-09-02. http://www.hani.co.kr/h21/vietnam/eng-jujoo.html. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ^ Armstrong, p.530
References
- Armstrong, Charles (2001). Critical asian studies, Volume 33, Issue 4 :America's Korea, Korea's Vietnam. Routledge.
- Gerassi, John (1968). North Vietnam: a documentary. Bobbs-Merrill.
Further reading
- Bulletin of concerned Asian scholars: Volumes 7-8. Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars. 1975.
Categories:- Massacres in Vietnam
- Vietnam War crimes
- Massacres committed by South Korea
- South Korean war crimes
- Quang Ngai Province
- School massacres
- War crimes in Vietnam
- 1966 in Vietnam
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