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Conflict Incident Report
A car bomb explosion in BCD Beirut killed former prime minister Rafic Hariri and 22 others
Associated Timeline/Case:
Foreign Presence and Withdrawals | January, 1991 to December, 2005
Date of incident:
February 14, 2005
Death toll:
23persons
Number of Injured:
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved:
Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri
February 14, 2005: A car bomb explosion in downtown Beirut killed former prime minister Rafic Hariri and 22 others. Basil Fuleihan, MP and formerly the minister of the Economy and Trade, who was traveling with Hariri at the time of the explosion, died on April 18, 2005, as a result of his wounds.
Primary category:
Suicide Bombing/Car Bomb
Secondary Category:
Assassination
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