Ain El Remmaneh bus massacre

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The Ain El Remmaneh bus massacre was a deadly 1975 attack on a bus carrying Palestinians in a Beirut suburb, widely regarded as the event that triggered the Lebanese Civil War.

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instanceOf attack
historical event
massacre
aftermath collapse of state authority in parts of Lebanon
rapid spread of militia checkpoints and clashes in Beirut
alsoKnownAs Ain ar-Rummaneh bus incident NERFINISHED
ArabicName مجزرة حافلة عين الرمانة NERFINISHED
causeOf outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War
chronology early event in the Lebanese Civil War
commemoratedAs beginning of the Lebanese Civil War in Lebanese collective memory
conflict Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED
context sectarian tensions in Lebanon
tensions between Christian militias and Palestinian armed groups in Lebanon
country Lebanon
date 1975-04-13
involvedParty Kataeb Party NERFINISHED
Palestine Liberation Organization NERFINISHED
Palestinian fedayeen
languageOfName Arabic
location Ain El Remmaneh NERFINISHED
Beirut NERFINISHED
Lebanon NERFINISHED
numberOfDeaths approximately 27
partOf Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED
perpetrators Kataeb Party militiamen NERFINISHED
Phalangist gunmen NERFINISHED
precededBy attack on a church in Ain El Remmaneh earlier the same day
relatedTo Arab–Israeli conflict spillover into Lebanon
Christian–Muslim tensions in Lebanon
Palestinian presence in Lebanon
result armed clashes between Christian militias and Palestinian factions
escalation of sectarian violence in Lebanon
widespread fighting in Beirut
significance turning point in modern Lebanese history
widely regarded as the spark of the Lebanese Civil War
suburbOf Beirut NERFINISHED
target bus carrying Palestinians
timeOfDay afternoon
transportModeTargeted bus
triggered Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED
typeOfViolence sectarian violence
victims Palestinian civilians
Palestinian militants
year 1975

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Bus massacre of 13 April 1975 alsoKnownAs Ain El Remmaneh bus massacre