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| 2013 Iranian embassy bombings | |
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| Part of Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon | |
 Location of Beirut in Lebanon | |
| Location | Jinah, Beirut, Lebanon |
| Coordinates | 33°51′26.24″N 35°29′34.68″E / 33.8572889°N 35.4929667°E |
| Date | 19 November 2013 (EET) |
| Target | Iranian Embassy |
Attack type | Suicide bomber, car bomb |
| Deaths | 24 |
Non-fatal injuries | 146[1] |
| Perpetrators | Abdullah Azzam Brigades (al-Qaeda affiliate) |
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The 2013 Iranian embassy bombing was a double suicide bombing in front Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, on 19 November 2013. The two suicide bombers killed 24 people and injured at least 146 others.
An al-Qaeda affiliate named the Abdullah Azzam Brigades has proclaimed responsibility for the attack.[1][2][3]
Iranian foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham blamed Israel for the attack, calling it "an inhuman crime and spiteful act done by Zionists and their mercenaries."[4]
See also[]
- August 2013 Beirut bombing
- July 2013 Beirut bombing
- October 2012 Beirut bombing
- 1983 United States embassy bombing
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nearly two dozen die in blasts in Beirut". Press TV. 19 November 2013. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/11/19/335436/seven-killed-in-beirut-blast/. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ↑ "Lebanon blasts hit Iran's embassy in Beirut". BBC News. 19 November 2013. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24997876. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ↑ "At Least 23 Martyrs in Two Explosions near Iranian Embassy in Beirut". Al Manar. 19 November 2013. http://www.almanar.com.lb/english/adetails.php?eid=121504&frid=23&seccatid=14&cid=23&fromval=1. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ↑ "Iran accuses Israel of being behind Beirut bombings". 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. http://web.archive.org/web/20140226114807/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i4qQkAaNhHyPSGa0H6k0G3WEp92g?docId=9a8c3ea3-a082-4906-a27c-4e491ba8e09e.
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