Template:Infobox civilian attack Template:Campaignbox Islamist uprising in Syria The 1981 Azbakiyah bombing (Template:Lang-ar) was a terrorist car bomb attack that rocked the densely populated al-Azbakiyah neighborhood of central Damascus in Syria on 29 November 1981.Template:Citation needed The explosion, which took place in front of a school in Baghdad Street, close to a complex of intelligence agencies,[1] destroyed three five-story apartment buildings, and killed 64 civilians and military men.[2] The attack was blamed on the Muslim Brotherhood which was waging an insurrection against the government of Hafez al-Assad at the time.[3]
However, a group calling itself the Organisation for the Liberation of Lebanon from Foreigners claimed responsibility for the bombing. It is believed to be the same group as the Israeli-backed Front for the Liberation of Lebanon from Foreigners, which was responsible for a series of bombings in Lebanon, which killed 146 people.[4]
References
- ↑ Asad of Syria: the struggle for the Middle East{{#if:Seale|, Seale}. University of California Press(1990). ISBN 978-0-520-06976-3
- ↑ 1983 Year Book{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Crowell-Collier Educational Corp.(1982)
- ↑ [{{{url}}} Wire Fences Hung in Damascus as Security Measure]. Los Angeles Times(December 28, 1981).
- ↑ BOMB EXPLOSION IN SYRIA KILLS 64 AND HURTS 135 IN CROWDED AREA. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
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