Iranian embassy bombings | |
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Part of Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon | |
Location | Jinah, Beirut, Lebanon |
Coordinates | 33°51′22″N 35°29′22″E / 33.85611°N 35.48944°E |
Date | 19 November 2013EET) | (
Target | Iranian embassy, Beirut |
Attack type | Suicide bomber, car bomb |
Deaths | 23 |
Injured | At least 160[1] |
Perpetrators | Abdullah Azzam Brigades (al-Qaeda affiliate) General Intelligence Presidency (Hezbollah claim) |
The 2013 Iranian embassy bombing in Beirut was a double suicide bombing in front of the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon on 19 November 2013. The two bombings resulted in 23 deaths[2][3] and injured at least 160 others.[1]