The Axe Murder Incident refers to the killing of two United States Army officers by North Korean soldiers on August 18, 1976 in the Joint Security Area (JSA) located in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) which forms the de facto border between North and South Korea. The killings and the response three days later (Operation Paul Bunyan) heightened tensions between North and South Korea and as well as their respective allies, China and the United States of America.
The two murdered U.S. Army officers, Captain Arthur Bonifas and 1st Lt. Mark Barrett were attacked with axes and clubs by approximately 20 North Korean guards objecting to them trimming a poplar tree standing in the Korean Demilitarized Zone at Panmunjeom.
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