The Bus Massacre (also known as the Ayn Rummaneh incident or Massacre) is commonly presented as the spark that set off the Lebanese Civil War. Combatants Lebanese Front Syrian Army LNM PLO Commanders Bachir Gemayel Dany Chamoun Kamal Jumblatt Yasser Arafat The multi-sided Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990) had its origin in the conflicts and political compromises after the end of Lebanons administration by the Ottoman Empire and was exacerbated by the nation...
On April 13, 1975, members of the Kataeb Party (Phalange) were attacked in a drive-by shooting as they left a church ceremony in Beirut. Four people died, and the attack was believed to have been an attempt on the life of Pierre Gemayel, who blamed it on Palestinians. Hours later, Phalangist militiamen pulled over a bus carrying Palestinian workers back to the refugee camps. The Palestinians were ordered out at gunpoint and then had their throats slit; 27 people died. April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Phalange redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... St. ... For other uses, see Beirut (disambiguation). ... For the assassinated politician of the same name, see Pierre Gemayel (son). ... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... The Kataeb Party, better known in English-speaking countries as the Phalange, is a Lebanese political party that was first established as a Maronite nationalist youth movement in 1936 by Pierre Gemayel. ... Refugee camp for Rwandans located in what is now the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following the Rwandan Genocide A refugee camp is a temporary camp built up by governments or NGOs (such as the ICRC) to receive refugees. ...
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