Sunni Islamist terror bombing in Lebanon
| Iranian embassy bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon | |
 Location of Beirut in Lebanon | |
| Location | Jinah, Beirut, Lebanon |
| Coordinates | 33°51′22″N 35°29′22″E / 33.85611°N 35.48944°E / 33.85611; 35.48944 |
| Date | 19 November 2013 (2013-11-19) (EET) |
| Target | Iranian embassy, Beirut |
Attack type | Suicide bomber, car bomb |
| Deaths | 23 |
| Injured | At least 160[1] |
| Perpetrators | Abdullah Azzam Brigades (al-Qaeda affiliate) General Intelligence Presidency (Hezbollah claim) |
The 2013 Iranian embassy bombing in Beirut was a double suicide bombing in front of the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon on 19 November 2013. The two bombings resulted in 23 deaths[2][3] and injured at least 160 others.[1]
- ^ a b Beirut bomb blasts kill 23: Iranian Embassy is the target in a widening war between Shia and Sunni The Independent Retrieved 20 November 2013
- ^ "Lebanon blasts hit Iran's embassy in Beirut". BBC News. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "Beirut bombs kill 23; blasts linked to Syrian civil war". CNN. 19 November 2013.