September 13, 1993: Eight civilians—six men and two women—were killed and more than 30 injured during a Hezbollah-organized demonstration in Beirut to protest against the Israel/PLO Declaration of Principles signed in Washington, D.C. Lebanese soldiers shot in the air and then into the crowd. On September 12 the Central Security Committee (headed by the minister of the Interior) issued a statement that apparently “reminded citizens of the ban on demonstrations ordered by the Cabinet.
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Foreign Presence and Withdrawals | January, 1991 to December, 2005
Date of incident
September 13, 1993
Death toll
8 person(s)
Number of Injured
30 person(s)
Location
Bachoura
Primary category
Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]
