Dr samir geagea biography wikipedia
Dr samir geagea biography wikipedia.
1994 Saydet al-Najat Church bombing
Church bombing in Lebanon
The Saydet al-Najat Churchbombing (or Our Lady of Deliverance Church bombing, Arabic: تفجير كنيسة سيدة النجاة) happened on February 27, 1994, when a bomb exploded in a MaroniteCatholic church in the Zouk Mikael[1] town of Lebanon[2] during a Sunday Mass.[3] It resulted in the killing of 11 people[4] and injuring 54,[2] and the jailing of the ChristianLebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea,[4] who in turn accused the Syrian-Lebanese security apparatus for the bombing,[5] which happened during the Syrian occupation of Lebanon.[6]
Bombing
On February 27, 1994, at 9:15 am,[7] a bomb exploded under the church altar while worshippers were receiving communion[3] from Father Antoine Sfeir.[7] Five other explosives were found in the church, where more than 200 people were present.[3] C4 explosive