1984 United States embassy annex bombing in Beirut

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The 1984 United States embassy annex bombing in Beirut was a major Hezbollah-linked terrorist attack targeting the U.S. diplomatic mission in Lebanon, killing and injuring dozens and highlighting the vulnerability of American facilities abroad.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf terrorist attack ⓘ
truck bombing ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1984 Beirut embassy annex bombing ⓘ
1984 U.S. embassy annex bombing in Beirut ⓘ
conflict Lebanese Civil War ⓘ
country Lebanon ⓘ
damaged United States embassy annex building in Beirut ⓘ
nearby buildings ⓘ
date 1984-09-20 ⓘ
injured at least 60 people ⓘ
more than 60 ⓘ
killed 23 ⓘ
at least 23 people ⓘ
killedAmericans 2 ⓘ
2 U.S. military personnel ⓘ
linkedTo Iran ⓘ
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
location Awkar ⓘ
Beirut ⓘ
method truck bomb ⓘ
vehicle-borne improvised explosive device ⓘ
month September 1984 ⓘ
motive to attack U.S. presence in Lebanon ⓘ
to pressure the United States to withdraw from Lebanon ⓘ
notableFor being a major Hezbollah-linked attack on U.S. interests ⓘ
demonstrating vulnerability of American facilities abroad ⓘ
partOf Iran–United States proxy conflict ⓘ
Lebanese Civil War ⓘ
perpetrator Hezbollah ⓘ
Islamic Jihad Organization ⓘ
precededBy 1983 Beirut barracks bombing ⓘ
1983 United States embassy bombing in Beirut ⓘ
region Middle East ⓘ
result heightened security at U.S. diplomatic facilities abroad ⓘ
increased U.S. concern over terrorism in Lebanon ⓘ
review of U.S. embassy security procedures ⓘ
target U.S. diplomatic mission in Lebanon ⓘ
United States embassy annex in Beirut ⓘ
timeOfDay morning ⓘ
typeOfTarget U.S. government building ⓘ
diplomatic facility ⓘ
victim Lebanese civilians ⓘ
U.S. diplomatic staff ⓘ
United States ⓘ
year 1984 ⓘ

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Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 → motivatedBy → 1984 United States embassy annex bombing in Beirut ⓘ
1983 United States Embassy bombing in Beirut → relatedEvent → 1984 United States Embassy annex bombing in Beirut ⓘ
linked to: 1984 United States embassy annex bombing in Beirut
Imad Mughniyeh → allegedRoleIn → 1984 U.S. Embassy annex bombing in Beirut ⓘ
linked to: 1984 United States embassy annex bombing in Beirut
1984 United States embassy annex bombing in Beirut → alsoKnownAs → 1984 Beirut embassy annex bombing ⓘ
linked to: 1984 United States embassy annex bombing in Beirut
1984 United States embassy annex bombing in Beirut → alsoKnownAs → 1984 U.S. embassy annex bombing in Beirut ⓘ
linked to: 1984 United States embassy annex bombing in Beirut
Islamic Jihad Organization → claimedResponsibilityFor → 1984 United States Embassy annex bombing in Beirut ⓘ
linked to: 1984 United States embassy annex bombing in Beirut
Imad Fayez Mughniyeh → allegedPerpetratorOf → 1984 U.S. Embassy annex bombing in Beirut ⓘ
linked to: 1984 United States embassy annex bombing in Beirut