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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 | + | |constitutes=truck bombing, suicide bombing |
| + | |image=1983 Beirut barracks bombings.jpg | ||
| + | |latitude=33°49′45″N | ||
| + | |longitude=35°29′41″E | ||
| + | |ON_constitutes=Terrorism | ||
| + | |description=An attack on the barracks of the US marines in October [[1983]], a turning point in the usage of the word "[[terrorism]]" | ||
| + | |locations=US Marine Corps barracks, Beirut Airport, DrakkarBarracks, Ramlet al Baida, Beirut | ||
| + | |fatalities=305 | ||
| + | |injuries=75 | ||
| + | |occurred=06:22, October 23, 1983 | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''1983 Beirut barracks bombings''' happened in Beirut, [[Lebanon]]. | The '''1983 Beirut barracks bombings''' happened in Beirut, [[Lebanon]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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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 |
| Deaths | 305 |
| Injured (non-fatal) | 75 |
| Description | An attack on the barracks of the US marines in October 1983, a turning point in the usage of the word "terrorism" |
The 1983 Beirut barracks bombings happened in Beirut, Lebanon.
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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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