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1983 Beirut barracks bombing

1983 CE · Lebanon, Asia · War

1983 Beirut barracks bombing
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On October 23, 1983, two truck bombs were detonated at buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, housing American and French service members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon (MNF), a military peacekeeping operation during the Lebanese Civil War. The attack killed 307 people: 241 U. S. and 58 French military personnel, six civilians and two of the attackers.

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