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Conflict Incident Report
Bus transporting Palestinians shot at in Ain Al-Remmaneh killing 27 people
Associated Timeline/Case:
The Two-Year War | February, 1975 to December, 1976
Date of incident:
April 13, 1975
Death toll:
27persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Kataeb Party
At around 1 p.m., a bus transporting a group of Palestinians returning from a commemoration parade was passing through Ain al-Remmaneh on its way to the camp of Tel al-Zaatar, located in the eastern suburbs. Gunmen attacked the bus, killing all 27 passengers but not the driver.
Primary category:
Murder
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