| Iraqi embassy bombing in Beirut | |
|---|---|
| Part of Lebanese Civil War and spillover of the Iran–Iraq War | |
| Location | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Coordinates | 33°52′31″N 35°29′03″E / 33.87528°N 35.48417°E |
| Date | December 15, 1981; 42 years ago |
Attack type | Suicide car bomb |
| Deaths | 61 |
| Injured | 100+ |
| Perpetrator | Al-Dawa[1] |
On December 15, 1981, the Iraqi Shi'a Islamist group al-Dawa carried out a suicide car bombing targeting the Iraqi embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. The explosion leveled the embassy and killed 61 people, including Iraq's ambassador to Lebanon, and injured at least 100 others.
The attack is considered by some to be the second modern suicide bombing, preceded by the 1927 Bath School bombings and presaged the 1983 United States embassy bombing and the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings.