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Mass Killings Reported by Japanese in Korean Village
The Associated Press cites investigations by British and American consuls and missionaries confirming that Korean Christians were killed or wounded when Japanese troops burned Cheam-ni church and nearby villages. Accounts describe soldiers firing on worshippers then burning churches and homes, with additional killings and arson at Soochung and Tyung-ju.
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Toyko
Cheam-ni
Seoul
Korea
Hasegawa
Soochung
Chem-ni
Associated Press
Cheam- Ni
Raymond S. Curtice
Underwood
Royds
Herron Smith
Methodist Church
Mr. Underwood
Diers
Ronsul
Seochun
Stacy L. Roberts
Pyong Yan
Tyung-ju
Trung-ju