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Conflict Incident Report
Armed men set up West Beirut checkpoints
Associated Timeline/Case:
The Two-Year War | February, 1975 to December, 1976
Date of incident:
January 20, 1976
Death toll:
30persons
In reaction to the Karantina-Maslakh massacre, armed men set up checkpoints in various areas of West Beirut, stopping and executing around 30 Christians.
Primary category:
Murder
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