1981 Azbakiyah bombing
The 1981 Azbakiyah bombing (Arabic: تفجير الأزبكية) was a terrorist car bomb attack in the neighborhood of al-Azbakiyah, Damascus on 29 November 1981. The attack was blamed on the Muslim Brotherhood which was waging an insurrection against the government of Hafez al-Assad at the time.
| 1981 Azbakiyah bombing تفجير الأزبكية | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Islamist uprising in Syria | |
Bombing location | |
| Location | Damascus, Syria |
| Date | 29 November 1981 |
| Target | Intelligence agencies complex in al-Azbakiyah neighborhood |
Attack type | Car bomb |
| Deaths | 64 Syrian civilians and military men |
| Injured | 135 |
| Perpetrators | Syrian Muslim Brotherhood or the Front for the Liberation of Lebanon from Foreigners |
However, a group calling itself the Organisation for the Liberation of Lebanon from Foreigners claimed responsibility for the bombing. It is believed to be the same group as the Israeli-backed Front for the Liberation of Lebanon from Foreigners, which was responsible for a series of bombings in Lebanon, which killed 146 people.
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