More Probes Sought After No Gun Ri

With the completion of a probe into the killing of refugees by U.S. troops near the hamlet of No Gun Ri, South Koreans are pressing for an investigation into other alleged attacks on civilians by American forces in the early days of the Korean War.

Sixty-one complaints have been filed with the Korean Defense Ministry in the past 15 months by people who say they survived or witnessed attacks by U.S. forces.

Most said the attacks were from the air, but some said they were hit by ground troops and, in one case, by the Navy.

A joint U.S.-South Korean statement issued Thursday acknowledged that a mass killing occurred near No Gun Ri in July 1950, but it said there was no evidence that U.S. troops had been ordered to kill. The two sides strongly indicated that they would not open further investigations.