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Conflict Incident Report
Suicide attack at U.S. embassy kills 63 and injures 100
Associated Timeline/Case:
Old Wars, New Wars | January, 1983 to December, 1988
Date of incident:
April 18, 1983
Death toll:
63persons
Number of Injured:
100persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
U.S. Embassy
April 18, 1983: A pickup truck drove into the courtyard of the U.S. embassy and exploded 150 kilograms of TNT. The suicide attack killed 63 people, including Robert Ames, the CIA chief intelligence officer for the Middle East. More than 100 people were injured.
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