U.S. Team Probing Alleged Massacre Site

U.S. investigators visited the scene of the alleged mass killing of civilians by U.S. soldiers during the Korean War. The eight investigators, led by the Army’s inspector general, Lt. Gen. Michael Ackerman, interviewed survivors during their visit, the first field investigation of the alleged July 1950 massacre at No Gun Ri, a South Korean hamlet. The Pentagon says it must complete its investigation of the alleged massacre before deciding whether to grant legal immunity to any veterans. “It’s premature to talk about any sort of legal liability or jeopardy at this stage because we don’t know what the facts were,” Pentagon spokesman Kenneth H. Bacon said. He said South Korean investigators planned to come to Washington soon to examine U.S. military archives.