Ba Chúc massacre
The Ba Chúc massacre (Vietnamese: Thảm sát Ba Chúc) was the mass killing of 3,157 civilians in Ba Chúc, An Giang Province, Vietnam, by the Revolutionary Army of Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge) from 18 to 30 April 1978. The Khmer Rouge took the local villagers to temples and schools to torture and kill them. The residents who fled to the mountains in the following days were also brutally slaughtered. Almost all the victims were shot, stabbed or beheaded.
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Ba Chúc Tomb | |
Ba Chúc Ba Chúc (Vietnam) | |
| Location | Ba Chúc, An Giang, Vietnam |
| Date | 18–30 April 1978 |
| Target | Vietnamese civilians |
Attack type | Massacre, war crime |
| Deaths | 3,157 civilians |
| Perpetrators | Revolutionary Army of Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge) |
The event is considered to be the catalyst for the Vietnamese decision to invade Cambodia later that year, which would result in the overthrow of both the Khmer Rouge and its leader Pol Pot.
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