Ehden massacre
| Ehden Massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Lebanese Civil War and Inter-Christian conflicts in Lebanon | |
Poster showing the victims of the Ehden massacre | |
| Location | Ehden, Lebanon |
| Coordinates | 34°18′30″N 35°58′0″E / 34.30833°N 35.96667°E |
| Date | 13 June 1978 4 am (GMT+2) |
| Target | Frangieh family |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Deaths | Approximately 40 people |
| Perpetrators | Lebanese Phalanges Party |
| Motive | Political rivalry, the murder of a Phalange leader, Joud Al Bayeh, and suspicion of collaboration by Suleiman Franjieh's Marada Brigade with the Syrian government |
The Ehden massacre (Arabic: مجزرة إهدن, romanized: Majzarat Ehden) took place on 13 June 1978, during the 1975–1990 Lebanese Civil War. It was an inter-Christian attack between Maronite clans. A Kataeb militia attacked the summer house of the Frangieh family in Ehden leading to the death of over 40 people including Tony Frangieh and his family. Tony Frangieh was the eldest son of Sulaiman Frangieh, leader of the Maranda Brigade and scion of one of the most powerful northern Maronite clans. He was 36 years old when he was killed.