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Conflict Incident Report
As-Saiqa attacks newspaper offices
Associated Timeline/Case:
The Two-Year War | February, 1975 to December, 1976
Date of incident:
January 31, 1976
Death toll:
7persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
As-Saiqa (Vanguard of the Popular Liberation War)
As-Sa`iqa forces attacked the offices of two newspapers in Beirut, al-Muharrir and Beyrouth, killing the editor and six others. The papers were known to be close to the pro- Palestinian groups.
Primary category:
Murder
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