Unit 684 News Today

Finished. they made it to the mainland and hijacked a bus to the capitol where 20 members died in clashes with korean security forces. four survived to be later executed. for decades, the brutal story of the island was covered up. until a korean blockbuster movie hit theaters in 2003. those it led to a public government investigation, this former unit 684 trainer claims much of the film is fiction. the mutiniers were sacrificed, and so were trainers. to this day, the survivor often preaches abou...

>> in fact, five other recruits were arrested for dissergs or threatening trainers. member trainers werent allowed to communicate at all with the outside world. finally, something snapped. on the morning of august 23, 1971, unit 684 staged a bloody mutiny on this beach. they began killing their trainers, one by one. >> when yang heard gunfire that morning, he initially thought it was a north korean attack. but then he says one of his trainees shot him through the neck. >> translator: when i woke...

In 1968, after a bloodied north korean incursion, south korea created a top secret hit squad called unit 684. the assassination squad was sent to this uninhabited island for years of training. the initial plan was to recruit death row inmates. but in the end, intelligence officers chose 31 civilians from the streets of south korean cities. >> translator: they were either a shoe shine boy, cinema boy, or bouncer. they good to the ones that looked like they had a strong if i physique. >> a 21-year...