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Events on Sunday 13 April 1975 1
1975Lebanese Civil War beginsSectarian conflict erupts in BeirutFighting broke out between Christian Phalangist militia and Palestinian and leftist forces after an attack on a bus in Beirut on 13 April 1975. The clashes escalated into a full civil war that would last 15 years and devastate Lebanon. The conflict drew in regional powers including Syria and Israel.