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18 January, 1976
Beirut, Lebanon. A Palestinian woman pleads with a Phalange gunman in the Karantina neighborhood of East Beirut (also known as La Quarantaine). That morning, Phalange militia had attacked and evicted the largely Palestinian refugee population of this district, setting their homes on fire and leaving hundreds dead. The Karantina massacre was one of the many violent incidents marking the first years of the Lebanese civil war.
Françoise Demulder
Françoise Demulder (1947–2008) is a photojournalist from Paris, France. Having studied philosophy, Demulder went on to work side jobs ranging from modeling to chec...
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