September 20, 1984: In Awkar, Mount Lebanon, a suicide attack at the recently built U.S. embassy killed at least eight people and injured between 50 and 100 people, including the U.S. and U.K. ambassadors. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
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Old Wars, New Wars | January, 1983 to December, 1988
Date of incident
September 20, 1984
Death toll
8 person(s)
Number of Injured
100 person(s)
Location
Naccache
Primary category
Explosion
