Full U.S. Investigation Urged

SEOUL —  A parliamentary committee on Tuesday called on the United States to conduct an open, objective probe of the alleged killing of Korean civilians by GIs in the early weeks of the Korean War.

A resolution signed by 36 legislators was approved by the National Assembly’s Defense Committee with a unanimous vote. It was expected to be approved by the full National Assembly later this week, lawmakers said.

Washington and Seoul launched separate investigations after the Associated Press, citing both U.S. veterans and South Korean survivors, reported last year that a large number of refugees were strafed and later shot by American soldiers at a railroad trestle near the South Korean village of No Gun Ri in July 1950.

The South Korean government lists 175 people killed. Survivors say about 400 civilians died.