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4 days ago · A group called Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the 1983 Beirut bombings, stating that its aim was to force the withdrawal of the MNF from Lebanon. The explosives used in the U.S. bombing alone were estimated to be the equivalent of 12,000 pounds of TNT.
4 days ago · On Oct. 23, 1983, 241 American soldiers were killed and dozens wounded as a result of the suicide bombing that targeted the Marines in Beirut, in what was described as the largest non-nuclear explosion since World War II.
1 day ago · A bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut in 1983 killed 63 people, an attack that U.S. officials blame on Hezbollah. The facility was then moved to a suburb north of the capital.
5 days ago · Question. So there's this guy in town who claims he was a Marine in the 80s. He says that he was sent to Lebanon as part of the Beruit peacekeeping mission, and his entire platoon/company (it changes based on the day) was killed in the terrorist attack.
4 days ago · January 1987: Terry Waite, special envoy to the Archbishop of Canterbury, disappears in West Beirut while seeking the release of other Western hostages. May 21: Lebanon cancels 1969 Cairo agreement with the PLO, and also abrogates the May 17, 1983 agreement with Israel.
1 day ago · October 1983. On 16 October 1983, Deputy Prime Minister Bernard Coard seized power and placed Bishop under house arrest. Mass protests against the coup led to Bishop escaping detention and reasserting his authority as the head of the government.
5 days ago · The following is a list of attacks on diplomatic buildings (embassies, consulates) anywhere in the world. The list does not include attacks on individuals outside or inside an embassy, such as assassinations of ambassadors, or incidents such as letter bombs to individuals.
