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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bus massacre of 13 April 1975 canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Bus massacre of 13 April 1975 Context triple: [Lebanese Civil War, significantEvent, Bus massacre of 13 April 1975]
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Huế Massacre
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Banda Islands massacre
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My Lai massacre
The My Lai massacre was a notorious 1968 atrocity during the Vietnam War in which U.S. soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians, becoming a symbol of the conflict’s brutality and sparking widespread outrage.
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Friday of Dignity massacre
The Friday of Dignity massacre was a pivotal 2011 attack on anti-government protesters in Sana'a that galvanized opposition to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and intensified the Yemeni Revolution.
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E.
Sook Ching massacre
The Sook Ching massacre was a World War II mass killing carried out by the Japanese military in Singapore, targeting and executing thousands of ethnic Chinese civilians suspected of anti-Japanese sentiments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Bus massacre of 13 April 1975 Target entity description: 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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A.
Huế Massacre
The Huế Massacre was a mass killing of thousands of civilians and prisoners by communist forces during their occupation of the city of Huế in the 1968 Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War.
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B.
Banda Islands massacre
The Banda Islands massacre was a brutal 1621 campaign by the Dutch East India Company to exterminate or expel the indigenous population of the Banda Islands in order to secure a monopoly over the lucrative nutmeg trade.
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C.
My Lai massacre
The My Lai massacre was a notorious 1968 atrocity during the Vietnam War in which U.S. soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians, becoming a symbol of the conflict’s brutality and sparking widespread outrage.
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D.
Friday of Dignity massacre
The Friday of Dignity massacre was a pivotal 2011 attack on anti-government protesters in Sana'a that galvanized opposition to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and intensified the Yemeni Revolution.
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E.
Sook Ching massacre
The Sook Ching massacre was a World War II mass killing carried out by the Japanese military in Singapore, targeting and executing thousands of ethnic Chinese civilians suspected of anti-Japanese sentiments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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massacre ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ |
| aftermath |
collapse of state authority in parts of Lebanon
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rapid spread of fighting across Beirut ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ain El Remmaneh bus massacre ⓘ |
| category |
1975 in Lebanon
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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
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sectarian tensions in Lebanon ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| date | 1975-04-13 ⓘ |
| day | 13 April 1975 ⓘ |
| ethnicDimension | Arab–Palestinian vs. Lebanese Christian ⓘ |
| fatalities |
approximately 27 people
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over 20 people ⓘ |
| hasRole | trigger of Lebanese Civil War ⓘ |
| injuries | dozens ⓘ |
| involvedParty |
Kataeb Party
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Palestine Liberation Organization ⓘ Palestinian fedayeen ⓘ |
| location |
Ain El Remmaneh
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Beirut ⓘ Lebanon ⓘ |
| notableFor | being widely regarded as the spark of the Lebanese Civil War ⓘ |
| partOf | Lebanese Civil War ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Phalange Party militia
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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
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start of large-scale sectarian violence in Lebanon ⓘ |
| target | bus carrying Palestinians ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Cold War
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surface form:
Cold War era
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| victimGroup |
Palestinian civilians
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Palestinian militants ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | firearms ⓘ |
| year | 1975 ⓘ |
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