| 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 the 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.[1][2] A Kateab 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.[3][4] Tony Frangieh was the eldest son of Sulaiman Frangieh,[3] leader of the Maranda Brigade and scion of one of the most powerful northern Maronite clans.[5] He was 36 years old when he was killed.[6]
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