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Conflict Incident Report
Shelling of Tal el-Zaatar and additional neighborhood shootings
Associated Timeline/Case:
The Two-Year War | February, 1975 to December, 1976
Date of incident:
May 21, 1975
Death toll:
7persons
Number of Injured:
19persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Palestinian Groups
Shells that fell on Tel al-Zaatar in the eastern suburbs of Beirut injured six people and killed two children, according to Palestinian officials. Also, 13 civilians were wounded in separate incidents, which included Palestinian armed men storming into three residential apartments and shooting at passers-by. That same day, a Lebanese civilian was killed by sniper fire, and four other people were killed in crossfire in Dekwaneh and Fanar.
Primary category:
Clashes/Armed Conflict
Nearby Incidents
El Metn / Fighting broke out in several areas in Beirut
El Metn / Clashes between PLO and Kataeb near Tal el-Zaatar and Dekwaneh
El Metn / Shelling of Tal el-Zaatar and additional neighborhood shootings
El Metn / Fighting resumes in North and Beirut
El Metn / Forced displacements