List of massacres in South Korea explained

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

NameDateLocationDeathsNotes
Asan massacre1950Asan800Committed by SK police, Korean Youth League and Taeguki Alliance.[1]
Autumn Uprising of 19461946, September–OctoberSouth Korea38 policemen, 163 civil workers, and 73 civilians
Bodo League massacre1950, SummerSouth Korea100,000–200,000Mass murder of communists and suspected communist sympathizers [2] [3]
Bloody Gulch massacre1950, August 12Masan75
Chaplain-Medic Massacre1950, 7 (Jul) 16Tunam31 POWsVictims included 1 chaplain. 1 survivor of massacre
December Massacres1950, DecemberSeoulthousandsMassacre of suspected communists
Ganghwa massacre1951, Jan 6-9Ganghwa County212–1300
Geochang massacre1951, Feb 9–11Geochang719
Jeongeup massacre1950, SeptemberJeongeup167North Korean forces murdered numerous Protestants and right-wingers.[4] [5]
Nonsan massacre1950, September 27–28 Nonsan66North Korean soldiers executed 66 members of a Protestant Church.
Goyang Geumjeong Cave Massacre1950, 10 (Oct) 9-31Goyangover 153
Hangang Bridge bombing1950, 28 JuneHangang Bridge in Seoul500–1,000
Hill 303 Massacre1950, Aug 17Waegwan41 POWs
Jeju Uprising1948, Apr 3Jeju island25,000–30,000Killed about 1/5 of the island's population
Mungyeong massacre1949 Dec 24Mungyeong86–88
Namyangju Massacre1950, 10 (Oct)-early 1951Namyangjuover 460
National Defense Corps Incident1950, December50,000–90,000
No Gun Ri Massacre1950, Jul 26–29No Gun Ri163–400US Army 7th U.S. Cav.
Sancheong-Hamyang massacre1951, Feb 7Sancheong and Hamyang705Perpetrators-South Korean Army
Seoul National University Hospital massacre1950, 28 JuneSeoul700-900Perpetrators-North Korean People's Army
Yeosu-Suncheon Rebellion1948, October - October However pockets of resistance lasted through to 1957, almost 10 years later.Yeosu, Suncheon2,976-3,392
Hongcheon shooting1958, January 23Hongcheon, Gangwon7 (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 Tuesday1960, April 19Seoul186
Blue House raid1968, January 17 - 29Blue House, Seoul59Failed assassination attempt of Park Chung Hee by Unit 124
Wonju shooting1969, June 5Wonju, Gangwon Province6 (Including the perpetrator)5-6 Wounded[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
Kimpo killings1971, January 18Kimpo7 (Including the perpetrator)Killing spree by South Korean marine
Unit 684 mutiny1971, August 23Silmido and Seoul38
1974 Kimpo killings1974, May 1Kimpo11 (Including the perpetrator)[18] [19] [20] [21] [22]
Assassination of Park Chung Hee1979, October 26Blue House, Seoul6The incident is often referred to as "10.26" or the "10.26 incident"
Gwangju Democratization Movement1980, May 18–27Kwangjuoverover 165Civil/Political
Uiryeong massacre1982, April 26–27Uiryeong County62 (plus 1 perp.) Shooting spree by a former marine
Cho Jun-hui Incident1984, June 26Goseong County, Gangwon15+Perpetrator attacked his military camp, then fled across the border after the massacre[23]
Gimpo International Airport bombing1986, September 14Gangseo District, Seoul5Bombing of airport by North Korea
Odaeyang mass suicide1987, August 28Yongin, Gyeonggi Province32Mass suicide
Frog Boys case1991, March 26Daegu5Unsolved homicide of 5 boys
Daegu Nightclub Arson1991, October 17Daegu16Attack on a nightclub, 13 Wounded[24] [25]
Daegu subway fire2003, February 18Jungangno station, Daegu192Deadliest mass murder committed by a single perpetrator
2005 Yeoncheon shooting2005, June 19Yeoncheon County8private 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 massacre2008, October 20Nonhyeon, Seoul6Arson and stabbing attack
Ganghwa Island shooting2011, July 4Ganghwa County4
Goseong killing spree2014, June 21Goseong County, Gangwon Province5Rampage by a South Korean soldier
Sejong and Hwaseong shootings2015, 25–27 FebruarySejong, Hoseo and Hwaseong, Gyeonggi8 (including both perpetrators)Two separate mass murder-suicides two days apart
Gunsan Bar arson attack2018 June Gunsan, North Jeolla Province528 injured[30]
Daegu office fire2022, June 9Daegu7 (including the suspect)49 Wounded

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  15. Army sergeant kills soldiers, Cumberland Sunday Times (June 8, 1969)
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