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Conflict Incident Report
Suicide attack at U.S. embassy kills eight people and injures between 50 and 100 people
Associated Timeline/Case:
Old Wars, New Wars | January, 1983 to December, 1988
Date of incident:
September 20, 1984
Death toll:
8persons
Number of Injured:
100persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
U.S. Embassy
September 20, 1984: In Awkar, Mount Lebanon, a suicide attack at the recently built U.S. embassy killed at least eight people and injured between 50 and 100 people, including the U.S. and U.K. ambassadors. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
Primary category:
Explosion
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