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Beirut barracks bombing kills 241 U.S. service members

A suicide truck bomb struck the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 23, 1983, killing 241 U.S. service members and injuring many others.

Beirut barracks bombing kills 241 U.S. service members

The attack was the deadliest against U.S. forces since World War II, provoked intense debate over American involvement in Lebanon, and led to a withdrawal of multinational forces and revisions to U.S. force protection and counterterrorism policy.

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