What the records say
- When
- 5 Jul 1976
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 200
- Coordinates
- 34.33° N, 35.73° E
- Description
- 1976 massacre committed by Palestinian militants
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Chekka massacre
1976 massacre committed by Palestinian militants
The Chekka Massacre occurred on July 5, 1976, when Palestinian and Lebanese National Movement fighters killed approximately 200 people in the Christian towns of Chekka and Hamat during the Lebanese Civil War.
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