Today, there was another riot in the Koje-do POW camp. This riot occurred after the UN army denied prisoner interrogation. Prisoners wanted to be interrogated to prove that they were not part of the Communist war effort so therefore they should not be in the POW camp. The UN army and camp commanders were not willing to go through an interrogation process so they kept the prisoners locked up. Anger was being built up and the prisoners were not content with the situation at hand.
As tensions began to rise, the 3rd Battalion 27th Infantry entered the compound and thousands of prisoners were ready to fight. Although the prisoners were locked up in camp they had managed to make weapons. Their weapons consisted of spears, clubs, and homemade grenades (Millet). The prisoners were valiant today but they must have gone crazy to think they could defeat the 3rd Battalion with makeshift weapons. The troops killed almost fifty prisoners after opening fire and the whole skirmish resulted in one-hundred forty casualties of prisoners. The 3rd Battalion lost only one soldier today but almost forty men were wounded. I was not there during the riot but I heard it was a sad effort by the prisoners. I hope this war ends soon.
Image Caption: Prisoners in the Koje-do POW Camp. http://www.kmike.com/KWjpg/KojeDo.jpg
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