Historical eventOctober 192012
Assassination of Wissam al-Hassan
A bomb explosion kills eight people and injures 110 more in Lebanon.
In context
- When
- Friday, October 19 201214 years ago
- Category
- Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Era
- 21st century · 2010s
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At a glance
Dates: From 2012.
What happened
On 19 October 2012, Wissam al-Hassan, a brigadier general of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the head of its intelligence-oriented information branch, died along with several others killed by a car bomb in the Achrafieh district of Beirut. The killing of a senior figure closely linked with the anti-Assad camp in Lebanon led to immediate speculation that Syria, or its allies, were behind the attack in Beirut.
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October 19 2012 — 14 years ago, on a Friday.
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