Gando Massacre

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Gando massacre
LocationEastern Manchuria
DateOctober 1920 (1920-10) – April 1921 (1921-04)
Target Koreans in China [1]
National Army troops
Attack type
Massacre
WeaponsGun, Japanese sword and bamboo spear [1]
Deathsat least 5,000 civilians [2] [3]
Injuredunknown
Perpetrators Imperial Japanese Army
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