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      • 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.
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    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.

    • October 23, 1983; 39 years ago, 06:22 am

  4. www.britannica.com › 1983-Beirut-barracks-bombings1983 Beirut barracks bombings | Summary, Casualties, & Facts

    1983 Beirut barracks bombings, terrorist bombing attacks against U.S. and French armed forces in Beirut on October 23, 1983 that claimed 299 lives. The attacks, which took place amid the sectarian conflict of the extremely damaging Lebanese civil war (1975–90), hastened the removal of the international peacekeeping force from Lebanon in ...

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  6. apnews.com › article › lebanon-marines-bombing40 years after bombing that killed Americans in Beirut, US ...

    Oct 24, 2023 · On Oct. 23, 1983, a suicide bomber hit an American military barracks at Beirut International Airport, killing 241 U.S. service members, most of them Marines – still the deadliest attack on Marines since the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima.

  7. www.defense.gov › News › News-StoriesU.S. Remembers Service Members Killed in Beirut Bombings 40 ...

    Oct 24, 2023 · Oct. 24, 2023 | By David Vergun, DOD News |. Forty years ago, terrorists drove two trucks filled with explosives into buildings housing a multinational peacekeeping force, killing 241 U.S....

  8. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › beirutBeirut barracks blown up - HISTORY

    Feb 9, 2010 · A suicide bomber drives a truck packed with explosives into the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, killing 241 U.S. military personnel. That same morning, 58 French soldiers were killed in...

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  10. www.cnn.com › 2013/06/13 › worldBeirut Marine Barracks Bombing Fast Facts | CNN

    Jun 13, 2013 · October 23, 1983 - At 6:22 a.m., a truck carrying 2,000 pounds of explosives drives into the Marine compound in Beirut and crashes into the 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regimental Battalion Landing...

  11. theconversation.com › death-of-marine-commanderDeath of Marine commander scarred by 1983 Beirut bombing ...

    Apr 22, 2024 · The 1983 Beirut truck bombing was the deadliest attack on U.S. forces abroad since World War II. Death of Marine commander scarred by 1983 Beirut bombing serves as reminder of risks US...

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