Blue House raid

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title: Blue House raid
text: The Blue House raid, also known in South Korea as the January 21 Incident, was a raid launched by North Korean commandos in an attempt to assassinate President of South Korea Park Chung Hee in his residence at the Blue House in Seoul, on January 21, 1968. A 31-man team of the Korean People's Army (KPA) infiltrated the DMZ but was intercepted by police near the presidential residence. In the ensuing pursuit, all but two commandos were killed; one was captured, and one fled back to North Korea. So
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description: 1968 North Korean assassination attempt on South Korean President Park Chung-hee
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_House_raid
date created: 2009-04-21T13:42:41Z
date modified: 2024-09-01T19:49:28Z
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