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{{event
 
{{event
 
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Beirut_barracks_bombings
 
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Beirut_barracks_bombings
|constitutes=truck bombing
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|constitutes=truck bombing, suicide bombing
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|image=1983 Beirut barracks bombings.jpg
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|latitude=33°49′45″N
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|longitude=35°29′41″E
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|ON_constitutes=Terrorism
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|locations=US Marine Corps barracks, Beirut Airport, DrakkarBarracks, Ramlet al Baida, Beirut
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|fatalities=305
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|injuries=75
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|occurred=06:22, October 23, 1983
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|type=Suicide attack, Truck bombs, Mass murder
 
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The '''1983 Beirut barracks bombings''' happened in Beirut, [[Lebanon]].
 
The '''1983 Beirut barracks bombings''' happened in Beirut, [[Lebanon]].
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Latest revision as of 14:02, 12 December 2023

Event.png "“Terrorism”"
1983 Beirut barracks bombings (truck bombing,  suicide bombing) Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
1983 Beirut barracks bombings.jpg
Date06:22, October 23, 1983
LocationUS Marine Corps barracks,  Beirut Airport,  DrakkarBarracks,  Ramlet al Baida,  Beirut
Type• Suicide attack
• Truck bombs
• Mass murder
Deaths305
Injured (non-fatal)75

The 1983 Beirut barracks bombings happened in Beirut, Lebanon.

Response

The attack on the barracks of the US marines in October 1983 was a turning point in the usage of the word "terrorism". After that, the word was widely used by US Presidents.[1]


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