Attempted assassination of Hafez al-Assad
| June 1980 assassination attempt on Hafez al-Assad | |
|---|---|
| Part of Islamist uprising in Syria | |
 Damascus highlighted within Syria | |
| Location | Damascus, Syria |
| Date | 26 June 1980 (Local time) |
| Weapons | Hand granades, machine gun |
| Deaths | 1 bodyguard (+2 attackers) |
On 26 June 1980, an assassination attempt on Hafez al-Assad ,the Syrian president, was carried out by Muslim Brotherhood supporters who threw two grenades and fired machine gun bursts at him as he waited at a diplomatic function in Damascus.[1] The attack came in the scope of the Islamist uprising in Syria. The attack on the president prompted a series of deadly retaliations by the government troops, most notably the Tadmor prison massacre, carried out the next day.
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References
- ^ Seale, Patrick (1989), Asad: The Struggle for the Middle East, University of California Press, p.328-329