Failed Fadlallah Assassination in Beirut Kills 80, Injures 200 – March 8, 1985
A supposed failed assassination attempt on Islamic cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon kills 80 and injures 200 others.
Date: March 8, 1985
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