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1983 United States embassy bombing

1983 CE · Lebanon, Asia · War

1983 United States embassy bombing
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The April 18, 1983, United States Embassy bombing was a suicide bombing on the Embassy of the United States in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed 32 Lebanese, 17 Americans, and 14 visitors and passers-by. The victims were mostly embassy and CIA staff members, but also included several US soldiers and one U. S. Marine Security Guard.

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