1984 US embassy bombing in Beirut
| 1984 United States embassy annex bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Lebanese Civil War | |
The attack aftermath | |
| Location | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Date | September 20, 1984 11:44 am |
Attack type | Suicide van bomb |
| Weapon | 1,360 kilograms (3,000 lb) explosive laden van |
| Deaths | 23 (+1 bomber) |
| Injured | 90 |
| Perpetrators | Hezbollah, Islamic Republic of Iran |
On September 20, 1984, the Shi'a Islamic militant group Hezbollah, with support and direction from the Islamic Republic of Iran, carried out a suicide car bombing targeting the US embassy annex in East Beirut, Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War. The attack killed 23 people and 1 attacker.
Hezbollah had also used suicide car or truck bombs in the April 1983 US embassy bombing and the October 1983 Beirut barracks bombings.