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Conflict Incident Report

Car bomb parked at a checkpoint of the Lebanese Army kills 15 people at Jnah

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Old Wars, New Wars | January, 1983 to December, 1988
Date of incident: 
June 14, 1985
Death toll: 
15persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)

June 14, 1985: In West Beirut, Jnah, close to the Summerland Hotel, a 200-kilogram TNT bomb placed in a car parked at a checkpoint of the Lebanese Army killed 15 people, including the driver, passenger, and three soldiers.

Primary category: 
Suicide Bombing/Car Bomb