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| 2013 Beirut bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon | |
| Location | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Date | 9 July 2013 |
Attack type | Car bomb |
| Injured | 53 |
| Perpetrators | 313 Brigade of Special Forces (Free Syrian Army)[1][2] |
On 9 July 2013 the southern suburb of Beirut, Bir el-Abed was hit by a car bomb. The bombing injured at least 53 people, as it was close to a supermarket which was heavily packed in preparation for Ramadan, but did not claim any lives. The bombing increased fear amongst the Lebanese people that the war in Syria was close to entering Lebanese territory. This bombing took place in the heart of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group's primary location. This group is a Shia Islamist political party known for supporting, and fighting alongside President Bashar al-Assad in Syria's civil war; leading people to believe that the bombing was intentional, and intending to relay a message to those it targeted.[3]
- ^ Un groupuscule syrien peu connu revendique l'attentat de Bir el-Abed à Beyrouth | Dernières Infos | L'Orient-Le Jour
- ^ "Timeline of blasts in Lebanon". The Long War Journal. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Timeline of blasts in Lebanon". Reuters. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2022.