Bus massacre of 13 April 1975

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The Bus massacre of 13 April 1975 was a deadly attack on a bus carrying Palestinians in Beirut that is widely regarded as the spark that ignited the Lebanese Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
massacre ⓘ
terrorist attack ⓘ
aftermath collapse of state authority in parts of Lebanon ⓘ
rapid spread of fighting across Beirut ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ain El Remmaneh bus massacre ⓘ
category 1975 in Lebanon ⓘ
Attacks on buses ⓘ
Events leading to civil wars ⓘ
Massacres in Lebanon ⓘ
causeOf outbreak of Lebanese Civil War ⓘ
conflict Lebanese Civil War ⓘ
context Lebanese–Palestinian tensions ⓘ
sectarian tensions in Lebanon ⓘ
country Lebanon ⓘ
date 1975-04-13 ⓘ
day 13 April 1975 ⓘ
ethnicDimension Arab–Palestinian vs. Lebanese Christian ⓘ
fatalities approximately 27 people ⓘ
over 20 people ⓘ
hasRole trigger of Lebanese Civil War ⓘ
injuries dozens ⓘ
involvedParty Kataeb Party ⓘ
Palestine Liberation Organization ⓘ
Palestinian fedayeen ⓘ
location Ain El Remmaneh ⓘ
Beirut ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ
notableFor being widely regarded as the spark of the Lebanese Civil War ⓘ
partOf Lebanese Civil War ⓘ
perpetrator Kataeb Party militia ⓘ
Phalangist militiamen ⓘ
precededBy shooting at a church in Ain El Remmaneh ⓘ
region Middle East ⓘ
religiousDimension Christian–Muslim tensions ⓘ
result escalation of armed clashes in Beirut ⓘ
start of large-scale sectarian violence in Lebanon ⓘ
target bus carrying Palestinians ⓘ
timePeriod Cold War era ⓘ
linked to: Cold War
victimGroup Palestinian civilians ⓘ
Palestinian militants ⓘ
weaponUsed firearms ⓘ
year 1975 ⓘ

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Lebanese Civil War → significantEvent → Bus massacre of 13 April 1975 ⓘ
Black Saturday (1975) → precededBy → Bus massacre of April 1975 ⓘ
linked to: Bus massacre of 13 April 1975