1985 Beirut car bombings
On 8 March 1985, a car bomb exploded between 9 and 45 metres from the house of Shia cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon, in a failed assassination attempt by a Lebanese counter-terrorism unit linked to the Central Intelligence Agency. The bombing killed 80 people and injured 200, almost all civilians.
| March 1985 Beirut car bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Lebanese Civil War | |
| Location | Bir al-Abed, Beirut |
| Coordinates | 33.8524°N 35.5105°E |
| Date | 8 March 1985 |
| Target | Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah |
Attack type | Car bombing, attempted assassination |
| Deaths | 80 |
| Injured | ~200 |
| Perpetrator | CIA linked Lebanese counter-terrorism unit |
Beirut experienced three other deadly car bombs in following months on 22 May, 14 August and 18 August 1985.
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