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Conflict Incident Report
A car bomb placed in the southern suburbs of Beirut kills 5 and injures 44
Associated Timeline/Case:
Old Wars, New Wars | January, 1983 to December, 1988
Date of incident:
February 19, 1985
Death toll:
5persons
Number of Injured:
44persons
February 19, 1985: A car bomb placed in the southern suburbs of Beirut killed 5 and injured 44 (including 10 women and a child).
Primary category:
Suicide Bombing/Car Bomb
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Baabda / Open confrontation begins between Christian militias and ADF