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  1. On This Day: April 18, 1983 - U S Embassy in Beirut Destroyed by Suicide Bomber

    On This Day: April 18, 1983 - U S Embassy in Beirut Destroyed by Suicide Bomber

    On this day April 18, 1983, a suicide bomber drove a van packed with explosives into the United States Embassy building in Beirut, Lebanon. The massive blast killed 63 people, including 17 Americans, and wounded over 100 others. It marked one of the deadliest attacks on a U S diplomatic facility...
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