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| Sinasa massacre | |
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  Davao City Davao City (Philippines) | |
| Location | Davao City, Philippines |
| Date | September 9, 1985 |
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| Deaths | 68 (including the perpetrator) |
| Perpetrator | Mangayanon Butaog |
The Sinasa massacre was a mass poisoning and stabbing carried out by religious leader Mangayanon Butaog on September 9, 1985 in Sinasa, a village in Davao City, Philippines. A total of 68 people died including Butaog; 64 from eating poisoned gruel, and four from stab wounds. Five people survived by spitting out the gruel and pretending to be dead.[1] Butaog decided to commit the massacre after failing to turn dry leaves from a tree into money, leading some of his followers to lose faith in him.[2]
- ^ Suarez, Miguel (September 20, 1985). "Confirm Deaths of 68 People in Mass Poisoning". Associated press. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
- ^ "70 Philippine tribesmen die in mass suicide". The Jerusalem Post. 1985. Retrieved 2022-11-27.