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People (2)

  • Mohammed Hammoud Lebanese money changer who became a BCCI front man and shareholder, bought Clifford and Altman's First American stock, and was reported dead in Geneva in 1990.
  • William Richard Higgins William Richard Higgins was a Marine Lieutenant Colonel who served as chief of the United Nations Military Observer Group Lebanon.

Events (1)

  • Sabra and Shatila massacres September 1982 massacre of Palestinian refugees in Beirut by Lebanese Christian Phalangists, facilitated by Israeli forces under Defense Minister Ariel Sharon.

Places (1)

  • Sabra and Shatila refugee camps Sabra and Shatila were Beirut Palestinian refugee camps where Lebanese Christian militias massacred between 800 and 3,500 people in September 1982 while Israeli forces controlled the surrounding perimeter, resulting in an Israeli commission finding Ariel Sharon bore indirect responsibility.