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Conflict Incident Report
56 civilians killed and 120 injured by a car bomb in Tripoli
Associated Timeline/Case:
Old Wars, New Wars | January, 1983 to December, 1988
Date of incident:
August 20, 1985
Death toll:
56persons
Number of Injured:
120persons
August 20, 1985: In Tripoli, 56 civilians were killed (including 4 women and a child) and 120 injured by a car bomb.
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