Rafik Hariri Assassinated: Massive Bomb Kills Lebanon's PM
A massive explosion rips through Rafik Hariri's motorcade near Beirut's St. George Hotel, killing the former prime minister and 21 others. This assassination triggers a mass exodus of foreign troops from Lebanon and ignites the Cedar Revolution that forces Syria to withdraw its decades-long military presence from the country.
February 14, 2005
21 years ago
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