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Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2951938.stm
Iran "Liable" for Beirut Bombing
(BBC) A U.S. federal judge has found Iran liable for the 1983 bombing of a U.S. barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, which left 241 marines dead, in a suit brought by family members. District Judge Royce Lamberth said that, based on the evidence presented, it was "beyond question" that Hizballah and its agents "received massive material and technical support from the Iranian government." A lawyer for the plaintiffs said that the amount of damages awarded could reach $2.3 billion.