Ehden massacre

Ehden Massacre
Part of the Lebanese Civil War and Inter-Christian conflicts in Lebanon
Poster showing the victims of the Ehden massacre
LocationEhden, Lebanon
Coordinates34°18′30″N 35°58′0″E / 34.30833°N 35.96667°E / 34.30833; 35.96667
Date13 June 1978 (1978-06-13)
4 am (GMT+2)
TargetFrangieh family
Attack type
Massacre
DeathsApproximately 40 people
PerpetratorsLebanese Phalanges Party
MotivePolitical rivalry, the murder of the Phalange leader, Joud Al Bayeh, and suspicion of collaboration by Suleiman Franjieh's Marada Brigade with the Syrian government

The Ehden massacre (Arabic: مجزرة إهدن, romanizedMajzarat Ehden) took place on 13 June 1978, part of the 1975–1990 Lebanese Civil War. It was an inter-Christian attack that occurred between the Maronite clans.[1][2] A Phalangist squad attacked the mansion of Frangieh family in an attempt to capture Ehden, killing nearly 40 people including Tony Frangieh, his spouse and his three-year-old daughter, Jihane.[3][4] After the massacre, the power of the Frangiehs is reported to have declined.[5]

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  3. ^ "Six major leaders killed in Lebanon since 1943". The Telegraph. 2 June 1987. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
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