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A car bomb detonated remotely as the convoy of the Defense Minister Michel Murr was passing killing 8 people
Associated Timeline/Case:
Foreign Presence and Withdrawals | January, 1991 to December, 2005
Date of incident:
March 20, 1991
Death toll:
8persons
Number of Injured:
38persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Defense Minister Michel Murr
March 20, 1991: In Antelias, in the northern suburbs of Beirut, 8 civilians were killed, including 5 in one car that caught fire, and 38 people were injured, including 15 women, when a car bomb detonated remotely as the convoy of the Defense Minister Michel Murr was passing.
Primary category:
Suicide Bombing/Car Bomb
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