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Término preferido

Date: 1983Beirut barracks  

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Definición

  • At 6:20 AM on October 23, 1983, a terrorist driving an explosive-filled dump truck crashed through security checkpoints of U.S. Marine peacekeepers in Beirut, Lebanon, and rammed the headquarters building of the Marine Battalion Landing Team (BLT) before detonating his bomb. A similar attack occurred a few minutes later at the compound of French peacekeepers. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief; Beirut Barracks]

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Pertenece al grupo

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-W4978JNC-4

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