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The Central Intelligence Agency maintained a station in Beirut, where its officers, including Ken Haas, were killed during the 1983 embassy bombing [1], [2]. Furthermore, the agency sent Bill Buckley to Beirut to replace the station chief following that attack [3].
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History of the Central Intelligence Agency - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 3 facts
accountBill Buckley was sent to Beirut to replace Ken Haas, the Central Intelligence Agency's Beirut Station Chief who was killed in the embassy bombing, and was subsequently kidnapped eighteen days after the United States Marines left Lebanon.
accountKen Haas, the Central Intelligence Agency's Beirut Station Chief, was killed in the 1983 American embassy bombing in Beirut.
measurementOn April 18, 1983, a 2,000 lb car bomb exploded in the lobby of the American embassy in Beirut, killing 63 people, including 17 Americans and 7 Central Intelligence Agency officers, such as Middle East expert Bob Ames.