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Mass killings of Korean prisoners documented in early war period
Declassified U S military records and witnesses document South Korean soldiers and police executing more than 2000 political prisoners without trial during the early Korean War. MacArthur was informed of at least one mass shooting. Accounts describe mass executions near Dokchon with victims tied and shot, and ongoing cover up by authorities and later disclosure by survivors and researchers.
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Dokchon
South Korea
U.S
Douglas MacArthur
Associated Press
South
MacArthur
John Muccio
Syngman Rhee
Defense
Shin Sung-mo
Shin
Muccio
U.S. 8Th Army
Walton L. Walker
Frank Pearce
Seoul
Pearce
Bae Choon-dal