28 January 1983

✸Car bomb in Chtaura

North & Bekaa#Israel–Lebanon #Palestinians in Lebanon #Civil war

AttackerIsrael / IDF➜TargetSyria / Syrian ArmyPLO / Fatah

On 28 January 1983 a car bomb exploded in Chtaura, in the Syrian-controlled Bekaa, near Palestinian offices, killing about 12 and wounding 20 according to the database, and more in other reports. The "Front for the Liberation of Lebanon from Foreigners" claimed the operation.

▲ Founding of the "Front for the Liberation of Lebanon from Foreigners"Bombing of the Palestine Research Center in Beirut ▼

Cause

Founding of the "Front for the Liberation of Lebanon from Foreigners" (context)

Leads to

Bombing of the Palestine Research Center in Beirut

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