1983 Beirut barracks bombings

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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 Bombing.jpg 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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