1984 Sohmor massacre | |
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Part of 1982 Lebanon war | |
Location | Sohmor, Beqaa, Lebanon |
Coordinates | 33°31′7″N 35°41′8″E / 33.51861°N 35.68556°E |
Date | 20 September 1984 (UTC+03:00) |
Attack type | Mass murder |
Deaths | 13 |
Injured | 40 |
Perpetrators | South Lebanon Army, Israel Defence Forces |
The 1984 Sohmor massacre, also known as the first Sohmor massacre, took place on 20 September 1984 when the South Lebanon Army, backed by the Israel Defence Forces, opened fire at a group of men, killing 13 civilians in the Lebanese village of Sohmor.[1]