Search results
On October 23, 1983, two truck bombs were detonated at buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, housing American and French service members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon (MNF), a military peacekeeping operation during the Lebanese Civil War. The attack killed 307 people: 241 U.S. and 58 French military personnel, six civilians, and two attackers.
On 4 August 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in the capital city of Lebanon exploded, causing at least 218 deaths, 7,000 injuries, and US$ 15 billion in property damage, as well as leaving an estimated 300,000 people homeless.
On April 18, 1983, the illusion of calm was broken when a car bomb destroyed the U.S. embassy in West Beirut, killing dozens of American foreign service workers and Lebanese civilians.
Oct 24, 2023 · Forty years ago, terrorists drove two trucks filled with explosives into buildings housing a multinational peacekeeping force, killing 241 U.S. service members and 58 French military and civilian...
Aug 6, 2020 · Lebanese hospitals have been overwhelmed after an explosion struck Beirut's port on Tuesday, killing at least 137 and wounding 5,000. Four hospitals were damaged in the blast. Lebanon recorded...
Sep 9, 2020 · Late last year, a new security officer at the port of Beirut stumbled upon a broken door and a hole in the wall of a storage hangar. He peered inside and made a frightening discovery. Thousands of...
Oct 23, 2023 · In April 1983, a terrorist bombing of the U.S. embassy in Beirut killed 63 people, including one Marine security guard.
Jan 3, 2024 · 3 Jan 2024. Beirut, Lebanon — Lina Mounzer is convinced that Israel wants to escalate the war in Gaza. The Lebanese writer and researcher has a family home in Dahiya, the...
Aug 4, 2020 · A huge blast in Beirut has killed at least 70 people, Lebanon's health minister says; More than 3,000 others have been injured; The cause of the explosion in the city's port area is not yet known
Aug 5, 2020 · A massive explosion in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Tuesday left 100 dead and thousands injured. Here’s what we know so far.
