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Events on Monday 18 April 1983 1
1983US Embassy Bombing in BeirutSuicide truck bomb kills 63 at the American embassyA suicide bomber drove a van packed with explosives into the US embassy in Beirut, killing 63 people including 17 Americans. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility amid Lebanon's civil war. The attack was a precursor to the larger barracks bombings later that year.