Escalante massacre
1985 killing of protestors in the Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Negros Island killings.
The Escalante massacre was an incident on September 20, 1985, in Escalante, Negros Occidental, Philippines, where government paramilitary forces gunned down civilians engaged in a rally in commemoration of the 13th anniversary of the declaration of martial law. It is also called Escam - portmanteau of "Escalante" and "massacre", and sometimes Bloody Thursday, though the massacre occurred on a Friday.[1]
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Location | Escalante, Negros Occidental, Philippines |
Date | Friday, September 20, 1985 (UTC +8) |
Target | Demonstration |
Attack type | Shooting |
Weapons | Small arms |
Deaths | 20 |
Injured | 30 |
Perpetrators | Paramilitary forces |
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