Bus massacre of 13 April 1975

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The Bus massacre of 13 April 1975 was a deadly attack on a bus carrying Palestinians in Beirut that is widely regarded as the spark that ignited the Lebanese Civil War.

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instanceOf historical event
massacre
terrorist attack
aftermath collapse of state authority in parts of Lebanon
rapid spread of fighting across Beirut
alsoKnownAs Ain El Remmaneh bus massacre
category 1975 in Lebanon
Attacks on buses
Events leading to civil wars
Massacres in Lebanon
causeOf outbreak of Lebanese Civil War
conflict Lebanese Civil War
context Lebanese–Palestinian tensions
sectarian tensions in Lebanon
country Lebanon
date 1975-04-13
day 13 April 1975
ethnicDimension Arab–Palestinian vs. Lebanese Christian
fatalities approximately 27 people
over 20 people
hasRole trigger of Lebanese Civil War
injuries dozens
involvedParty Kataeb Party
Palestine Liberation Organization
Palestinian fedayeen
location Ain El Remmaneh
Beirut
Lebanon
notableFor being widely regarded as the spark of the Lebanese Civil War
partOf Lebanese Civil War
perpetrator Phalange Party militia
surface form: Kataeb Party militia

Phalangist militiamen
precededBy shooting at a church in Ain El Remmaneh
region Middle East
religiousDimension Christian–Muslim tensions
result escalation of armed clashes in Beirut
start of large-scale sectarian violence in Lebanon
target bus carrying Palestinians
timePeriod Cold War
surface form: Cold War era
victimGroup Palestinian civilians
Palestinian militants
weaponUsed firearms
year 1975

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Lebanese Civil War significantEvent Bus massacre of 13 April 1975