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Two suicide bombers detonate explosives in Bourj el-Barajneh, Beirut, killing 43 people and injuring over 200 others.
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Suicide attack
Violent tactic resulting in the attacker's intentional death
A suicide attack is a deliberate attack in which the perpetrators intentionally end their own lives as part of the attack. These attacks are a form of murder–suicide that is often associated with terrorism or war. When the attackers are labelled as terrorists, the attacks are…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
2015 Beirut bombings
Suicide bombings in Beirut, Lebanon
On 12 November 2015, two suicide bombers attacked Bourj el-Barajneh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, that is inhabited mostly by Shia Muslims. Reports of the number of fatalities concluded that 43 people died directly from the detonation. Islamic State of Iraq and the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Bourj el-Barajneh
Southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon
Bourj el-Barajneh is a municipality located in the southern suburbs of Beirut, in Lebanon. The municipality lies between Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport and the town of Haret Hreik.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Beirut
Capital and largest city of Lebanon
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. As of 2014, Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the fourth-largest city in the Levant region and the sixteenth-largest in the Arab world. The city is situated…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)