1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut

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The 1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut was a major suicide truck bombing that devastated the U.S. diplomatic mission in Lebanon, killing dozens and marking one of the earliest large-scale attacks against American targets in the Middle East.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf attack on a diplomatic mission ⓘ
bombing of an embassy ⓘ
suicide bombing ⓘ
terrorist attack ⓘ
truck bombing ⓘ
attackType suicide truck bombing ⓘ
category Attacks on diplomatic missions of the United States ⓘ
Suicide car and truck bombings in Lebanon ⓘ
Terrorist incidents in 1983 ⓘ
United States–Lebanon relations ⓘ
conflict Lebanese Civil War ⓘ
consequence heightened U.S. security measures at overseas embassies ⓘ
increased U.S. military and intelligence focus on Lebanon ⓘ
coordinateLocation 33.901°N 35.533°E ⓘ
country Lebanon ⓘ
countryOfVictimState United States of America ⓘ
damage severe destruction of embassy building ⓘ
date 1983-04-18 ⓘ
fatalities 63 ⓘ
fatalitiesCIA 8 CIA employees ⓘ
fatalitiesDiplomaticStaff 17 Americans ⓘ
fatalitiesLocals dozens of Lebanese ⓘ
fatalitiesRange over 60 people ⓘ
injuries over 100 ⓘ
location Beirut ⓘ
United States Embassy in Beirut ⓘ
method explosive-laden pickup truck ⓘ
motive to force withdrawal of U.S. and Western presence from Lebanon ⓘ
to retaliate against U.S. involvement in Lebanon ⓘ
notableAs first major suicide bombing against a U.S. diplomatic facility ⓘ
one of the earliest large-scale attacks against American targets in the Middle East ⓘ
partOf attacks against U.S. interests in the Middle East ⓘ
perpetrator Islamic Jihad Organization ⓘ
perpetratorClaimOfResponsibility Islamic Jihad Organization ⓘ
relatedEvent 1983 Beirut barracks bombing ⓘ
1984 United States Embassy annex bombing in Beirut ⓘ
result devastation of U.S. diplomatic mission in Lebanon ⓘ
relocation of U.S. diplomatic staff from Beirut ⓘ
temporary closure of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut ⓘ
suspectedPerpetrator Hezbollah ⓘ
suspectedSupporter Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
linked to: Iran
target United States Embassy in Beirut ⓘ
United States diplomatic mission in Lebanon ⓘ
timePeriod Lebanese Civil War ⓘ
victim Lebanese civilians ⓘ
United States ⓘ
weapon vehicle-borne improvised explosive device ⓘ
year 1983 ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lebanese Civil War → notableAttack → 1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut ⓘ
The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames → focusesOnEvent → 1983 United States embassy bombing in Beirut ⓘ
linked to: 1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut
Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 → motivatedBy → 1983 United States embassy bombing in Beirut ⓘ
linked to: 1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut
Imad Mughniyeh → allegedRoleIn → 1983 U.S. Embassy bombing in Beirut ⓘ
linked to: 1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut
Robert Ames → diedIn → 1983 United States embassy bombing in Beirut ⓘ
linked to: 1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut
1984 United States embassy annex bombing in Beirut → precededBy → 1983 United States embassy bombing in Beirut ⓘ
linked to: 1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut
United States Embassy in Beirut → subjectOf → 1983 United States Embassy bombing ⓘ
linked to: 1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut
Islamic Jihad Organization → claimedResponsibilityFor → 1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut ⓘ