Difference between revisions of "1983 Beirut barracks bombings"
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Latest revision as of 14:02, 12 December 2023
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| Date | 06:22, October 23, 1983 |
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| Location | US Marine Corps barracks, Beirut Airport, DrakkarBarracks, Ramlet al Baida, Beirut |
| Type | • Suicide attack • Truck bombs • Mass murder |
| Deaths | 305 |
| 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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