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1983 US embassy bombing in Beirut

1983 US embassy bombing in Beirut

The April 18, 1983, United States embassy bombing was a suicide bombing 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... Wikipedia
Start date: April 18, 1983
Deaths: 63 (+1 suicide bomber)
Injured: 120
Perpetrators: Islamic Jihad Organization (claimed responsibility); Hezbollah (court finding)
Location: United States and Beirut