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|locations=US Marine Corps barracks, Beirut Airport, DrakkarBarracks, Ramlet al Baida, Beirut | |locations=US Marine Corps barracks, Beirut Airport, DrakkarBarracks, Ramlet al Baida, Beirut | ||
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|occurred=06:22, October 23, 1983 | |occurred=06:22, October 23, 1983 | ||
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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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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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