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Conflict Incident Report
6 employees and 2 security guards killed by an explosion in front of the Summerland Hotel
Associated Timeline/Case:
Old Wars, New Wars | January, 1983 to December, 1988
Date of incident:
July 20, 1983
Death toll:
8persons
Number of Injured:
15persons
July 20, 1983: Six employees of the Summerland Hotel were killed and 15 injured, including six women, by a bomb placed in a car that was taken by two armed men who escaped after killing two hotel security guards.
Primary category:
Suicide Bombing/Car Bomb
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