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73 soldiers taken prisoner were reportedly executed following their capture by Syrian troops in Baabda

Associated Timeline/Case: 
The End of the War | January, 1989 to October, 1990
Date of incident: 
October 13, 1990 to October 14, 1990
Death toll: 
73persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Syrian Armed Forces
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

October 13–14, 1990: In Baabda, Mount Lebanon, at least 30 soldiers taken prisoner were reportedly executed following their capture by Syrian troops. Amnesty International (AI) reports “Young men . . . partially stripped . . . hands tied behind their backs . . . shot in the head at close range. Another source mentions a hospital receiving the bodies of 73 Lebanese Army soldiers, all executed at close range with a bullet in the lower right side of the skull.

Primary category: 
Assassination