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Conflict Incident Report
Air strike on three buildings
Associated Timeline/Case:
New Wars, No Peace | January, 2006 to December, 2008
Date of incident:
August 8, 2006
Death toll:
39persons
In Beirut’s southern suburb of Chiyah, 39 civilians were killed in an air strike on three buildings.
Primary category:
Air Strike
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