The Mungyeong massacre was a massacre

Massacre

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 conducted by 2nd and 3rd
platoon, 7th company, 3rd battalion, 25th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division

3rd Infantry Division (South Korea)

-History:The 3rd Infantry Division is a unit of the Republic of Korea Army. First formed as the 3rd brigade on December 1, 1947. On December 24 1949, the division conducted Mungyeong massacre...

 of the South Korean Army on 24 December 1949 of 86 to 88 unarmed citizens in Mungyeong

Mungyeong

Mungyeong is a city in Gyeongsangbuk Province, South Korea. The local government, economy, and transportation networks are all centered in Jeomchon, the principal town. Mungyeong has a lengthy history, and is known today for its various historic and scenic tourist attractions...

, North Gyeongsang district of South Korea

South Korea

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, all of whom were civilians and a majority of whom were children and elderly people. The victims included 32 children. The victims were massacred because they were collaborators of communist marauding bands. However, the South Korean government blamed the crime on communist marauding bands for decades.

On 26 June 2006, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Korea

Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Korea)

South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission , established on December 1, 2005, is a governmental body responsible for investigating incidents in Korean history which occurred starting from Japan's rule of Korea in 1910 up until the end of Authoritarian Rule in Korea with the election of...

 concluded that the massacre was committed by the South Korean Army. On 10 February 2009, the South Korean general court decided that charging the South Korean government with the massacre was barred by a statute of limitations.

See also

• Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Korea)
  Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Korea)
  South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission , established on December 1, 2005, is a governmental body responsible for investigating incidents in Korean history which occurred starting from Japan's rule of Korea in 1910 up until the end of Authoritarian Rule in Korea with the election of...
  
  
• Bodo League massacre
  Bodo League massacre
  The Bodo League massacre was a massacre of alleged communists and suspected sympathizers that occurred in the summer of 1950 during the Korean War. Estimates of the death toll vary. According to Prof. Kim Dong-Choon, Commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, at least 100,000 people...
  
  
• Jeju Uprising
• List of massacres in South Korea

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