13 April 1975

●The Ain el-Remmaneh bus

Beirut & suburbs#Civil war

PartiesLebanese ForcesPLO / FatahPalestinians (refugees & camps)Kataeb (Phalanges) Party

On the afternoon of 13 April 1975 Kataeb gunmen stopped a bus carrying Palestinians back from a rally in Tel al-Zaatar at Ain el-Remmaneh and opened fire, killing 27 passengers. It is the agreed date for the start of the civil war.

▲ Shots at Pierre Gemayel's motorcade Government demands the dissolution of the Kataeb ▼

Cause

Assassination of Maarouf Saad (context)Shots at Pierre Gemayel's motorcade

Leads to

Government demands the dissolution of the Kataeb Fighting in West Beirut, Tel al-Zaatar and Tripoli Black Thursday 1975 (context)

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