Beirut massacre -aftermath report

Title

Beirut massacre -aftermath report

Genre

News report

TX Date

20 Sep 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:01:40

Description

Eyewitness report on the aftermath following a series of massacres by Lebanese militia in the Shatila and Sabra Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut (09/82) in revenge for the assassination of President-elect Bachir Gemayel. Up to 1000 civilians died in 14 hours of shooting after Israel allowed her Christian Phalangist allies to enter the area to flush out terrorists. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Deaths; Israel; Middle East; Refugees; Lebanon; Beirut; War victims; Arab states; Religious conflicts; Christians; Civilian war deaths; Muslims; Palestinian Arabs; Militia

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