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Conflict Incident Report
A car bomb blew up in Tripoli, in the neighborhood of Bab al-Tabbaneh 66 people were killed and 90 injured
Associated Timeline/Case:
Old Wars, New Wars | January, 1983 to December, 1988
Date of incident:
April 23, 1988
Death toll:
66persons
Number of Injured:
90persons
April 23, 1988: A car bomb blew up in Tripoli, in the neighborhood of Bab al-Tabbaneh, at the vegetable market at a busy morning hour; 66 people were killed and 90 injured. The bomb was made of 150 kilograms of TNT and hexogen.
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