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TIL mad after being woken from having a fly swat on him, Woo Bum-kon began a massive killing spree. Woo went village to village shooting/grenading people (outside and in their houses) & took 3 hostages. At one point he killed a family of 12 after being invited for dinner. 56 killed & 35 injured.

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