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Conflict Incident Report
A car bomb explods as the convoy of the Sunni Grand Mufti of the Republic of Lebanon, Sheikh Hassan Khaled, was passing through West Beirut, killing him and 9 other people, and wounds 76
Associated Timeline/Case:
The End of the War | January, 1989 to October, 1990
Date of incident:
May 16, 1989
Death toll:
10persons
Number of Injured:
76persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Sheikh Hassan Khaled
A car bomb explodes as the convoy of the Sunni Grand Mufti of the Republic of Lebanon, Sheikh Hassan Khaled, was passing through West Beirut, killing him and 9 other people, and wounds 76.
Primary category:
Suicide Bombing/Car Bomb
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