Silmido
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Silmido (Korean: Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler), or Silmi Island, is an uninhabited island in Incheon, South Korea. The Template:Convert island is in the Yellow Sea and is closest to Muuido, which is connected to the mainland by ferry. It is about Template:Convert southwest of Yongyu Island, where Incheon International Airport is located. Most of Silmido island consists of hills that are around Template:Convert high.[1]
Unit 684
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In retaliation for the attack, South Korea established a secret military unit, Unit 684, to assassinate Kim Il Sung. From January 21, 1968, to August 23, 1971, Silmido served as the training ground for the unit. Under circumstances which remain unclear, the members of the group mutinied and went to Seoul in 1971, where they were killed or committed suicide.[2]
The 2003 film Silmido is about Unit 684 and depicts the island.[3]
See also
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- Islands of South Korea
- Geography of South Korea
- Tourism in South Korea
- List of islands
- Desert island
References
- ↑ doopedia. (n.d.). 실미도. Retrieved from 두산백과: http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1222545&cid=200000000&categoryId=200003702
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