August 17, 1985: In the northern suburbs of Beirut, on the Jal al-Dib–Antelias Highway, 31 civilians, including at least 4 women, were killed, 1 missing, and 85 civilians wounded in a 250-kilogram hexogen bomb that was placed in front of a supermarket at a busy hour.
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Associated Timeline/Case
Old Wars, New Wars | January, 1983 to December, 1988
Date of incident
August 17, 1985
Death toll
31 person(s)
Number of Injured
85 person(s)
Location
Jal-el-Dib
