Black Saturday (Lebanon)

Black Saturday Massacre
Part of the Lebanese Civil War
Location Beirut, Lebanon
Coordinates 33°44′N 35°27′E / 33.733°N 35.450°E / 33.733; 35.450Coordinates: 33°44′N 35°27′E / 33.733°N 35.450°E / 33.733; 35.450
Date September 06, 1975 (cc)
Target Lebanese Muslims and Palestinians in Lebanon
Attack type
 Massacre
Deaths 200+[1]
Perpetrators Kataeb Party

On 6 September 1975, a Saturday, four young Phalangists were assassinated on the Fanar Road in Beirut. This set the capital town ablaze. Militias launched street fights resulting in tens of victims.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Lebanese Civil War 6 December 1975 Saturday. Website liberty05. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
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