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1984 US embassy bombing in Beirut

1984 United States embassy annex bombing
Part of the Lebanese Civil War
The attack aftermath
LocationBeirut, Lebanon
DateSeptember 20, 1984 (1984-09-20)
11:44 am
Attack type
Suicide van bomb
Weapon1,360 kilograms (3,000 lb) explosive laden van
Deaths23 (+1 bomber)
Injured90
PerpetratorsHezbollah, Islamic Republic of Iran

On September 20, 1984, the Shi'a Islamic militant group Hezbollah, with support and direction from the Islamic Republic of Iran, carried out a suicide car bombing targeting the US embassy annex in East Beirut, Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War. The attack killed 23 people and 1 attacker.

Hezbollah had also used suicide car or truck bombs in the April 1983 US embassy bombing and the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings.


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