Assassination of Mohamad Chatah
2013 murder in Beirut, Lebanon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The assassination of Mohamad Chatah occurred on 27 December 2013 when a car bomb targeting a convoy detonated in Beirut Central District killing Chatah, his bodyguard, and four others. Chatah had previously served as Lebanon's finance minister and ambassador to the United States and was known as a leading critic of Hezbollah and the Assad regime among the country's political elite. Described as a political assassination, the killing was widely seen as a message to Lebanon's March 14 movement.[1]
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Assassination of Mohamad Chatah | |
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Location | Beirut Central District, Beirut, Lebanon |
Date | 27 December 2013 (2013-12-27) 9:40 am (approximately) |
Attack type | Car bomb Assassination |
Deaths | 8 |
Injured | 70 |
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