October 23, 2013 marks the 30th anniversary of the bombing. Facts: 1982 - President Ronald Reagan sends Marines to Lebanon on a peacekeeping mission. October 23, 1983 - At 6:22 am, a truck carrying 2000 pounds of explosives drives into the Marine compound in Beirut, Lebanon - 241 U.S. service personnel, 220 Marines and 21 other service personnel, are killed. This was the most deadly attack against U.S. Marines since WWII. The bombing is traced to Hezbollah. Iranian and Syrian involvement was also suspected. May 30, 2003 - A U.S. federal judge ruled that the terrorist group Hezbollah carried out the attack at the direction of the Iranian government. September 7, 2007 - U.S. District Judge orders Iran to pay more than $2.6 billion to survivors and family members. March 1, 2010 - A lawsuit is filed in New York City seeking to force Iran to pay the $2.6 billion awarded to survivors and family members in 2007. March 30, 2012 - U.S. District Court issues a judgment against Iran of $2.1 billion, to be paid to the families and survivors of the attack.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 14:33:03 +0000
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