1983 US embassy bombing in Beirut
The April 18, 1983, United States embassy bombing was a suicide bombing in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed 32 Lebanese, 17 Americans, and 14 visitors and passers-by. The victims were mostly embassy and CIA staff members, but also included several US soldiers and one US Marine Security Guard. It was the deadliest attack on a US diplomatic mission up to that time, and was considered the beginning of Islamist attacks on US targets.
| 1983 U.S. Embassy bombing | |
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| Part of the Lebanese Civil War | |
US Embassy three days after the bombing | |
The attack site | |
| Location | United States Embassy, Beirut, Lebanon |
| Coordinates | 33°54′5″N 35°29′6″E |
| Date | April 18, 1983 1:03 pm (GMT+2) |
Attack type | Suicide van bomb |
| Weapon | Van packed with ≈2,000 pounds (910 kg) of explosives |
| Deaths | 63 (+1 suicide bomber) |
| Injured | 120 |
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The attack came in the wake of an intervention in the Lebanese Civil War by the United States and other Western countries, which sought to restore order and central government authority.
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