Jeamni massacre
The Jeamni Massacre (Korean: 제암리 학살 사건; lit. Jeamni Massacre Incident) was the killing of Korean civilians by the Imperial Japanese Army inside a church in what is now Hwaseong, South Korea, near Suwon. To cover up the mass-killings, the Japanese soldiers burned the church down. However, Canadian missionary Dr. Frank W. Schofield witnessed the aftermath of the slaughter and published a report on the event.
| Jeamni Massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | Teigan, Suigen, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (now Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea) |
| Coordinates | 37°7′34″N 126°53′37″E |
| Date | April 15, 1919 |
| Target | Korean residents of Jeamni |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Deaths | 29 |
| Perpetrator | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Jeamni massacre | |
| Hangul | 제암리 학살 사건 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 提巖里虐殺事件 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeamni haksal sageon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cheamni haksal sagŏn |
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