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including 9 CIA agents
Correction
Credible accounts of the April 18, 1983 U.S. Embassy Beirut bombing report 7–8 CIA officers/employees killed, not 9.
Full reasoning
The post says the April 18, 1983 U.S. Embassy bombing in Beirut killed 63 people, including “9 CIA agents.” However, authoritative references do not support 9 CIA dead.
- The CIA’s own 40th-anniversary account states that 63 people were killed, including 17 Americans, **eight of whom were CIA officers**.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica likewise states that among the Americans killed were **eight members of the CIA**.
Even allowing for minor variations in counts across sources (some older reporting may use different CIA employee/officer definitions), **the supported figure is 7–8**, and **not 9**, making the claim “including 9 CIA agents” incorrect.
2 sources
- Never Forgotten: The Deadliest Day in CIA History - CIA
...killed 63 people, including 17 Americans, eight of whom were CIA officers...
- 1983 United States embassy bombing | Description, Death Toll, & Responsibility | Britannica
...killed 63 people... Among the Americans killed were... eight members of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).