A <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_Iraqi_embassy_bombing" id="mwATQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="1981 Iraqi embassy bombing">suicide car bombing targeting the Iraqi embassy</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut" id="mwATU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Beirut">Beirut, Lebanon</a>, levels the embassy and kills 61 people, including Iraq's ambassador to Lebanon. The attack is considered the first modern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_attack" id="mwATY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Suicide attack">suicide bombing</a>.