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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
DateOctober 23, 1983
LocationUS Marine Corps barracks,  Beirut Airport,  DrakkarBarracks,  Ramlet al Baida,  Beirut
Deaths305
Injured (non-fatal)75
DescriptionAn 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.

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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