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Hundreds of mortar shells fired across East and West Beirut claims eight people injures 55
Associated Timeline/Case:
Old Wars, New Wars | January, 1983 to December, 1988
Date of incident:
August 12, 1985
Death toll:
8persons
Number of Injured:
55persons
August 12, 1985: Between 1 and 5 a.m., hundreds of mortar shells and long- and medium-range missiles were fired across East and West Beirut, the northern and southern suburbs, the Metn, and Kesrouan; eight people were killed and 55 injured.
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