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Conflict Incident Report
An Nahar columnist and historian Samir Kassir killed in a car bomb explosion in Ashrafieh
Associated Timeline/Case:
Foreign Presence and Withdrawals | January, 1991 to December, 2005
Date of incident:
June 2, 2005
Death toll:
1 person
Number of Injured:
0persons
June 2, 2005: In Ashrafieh An Nahar columnist and historian Samir Kassir was killed in a car bomb explosion.
Primary category:
Suicide Bombing/Car Bomb
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