List of massacres in North Korea

The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in North Korea (numbers may be approximate):

NameDateLocationDeathsPerpetratorNotesSinchon MassacreFall 1950, over a 52-day periodnear Sinchon35,380 (North Korean claim) , (North Korean claim)

(South Korean claim)North Korea claims that the U.S. engaged in a large massacre that occurred over a 52 day period in Sinchon, North Korea.Sunchon tunnel massacreOctober 1950Pyongyang68 Report of the committee on government operations made through its permanent subcommittee on investigations by its subcommittee on Korean War atrocities pursuant to S. Res. 40 (USA.gov)Onsong concentration camp riot massacreMay 1987Changpyong, Onsong County, North HamgyongOne-third or all of the ~200 or ~5,000 rioters

See also Mass killings in North Korea List of massacres in South Korea

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