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Beirut's Hotel War
Manage episode 269435796 series 1301442
At the start of the Lebanese Civil War in 1975, Beirut’s luxury hotel district was turned into a battlefield, with rival groups of gunmen holed up in some of the most expensive accommodation in the Middle East. In 2014, William Kremer spoke to two former employees of the Holiday Inn about what came to be known as the Battle of the Hotels.
Photo: The ruins of the Holiday Inn. (Credit: Getty Images)
2141 episodes
Manage episode 269435796 series 1301442
At the start of the Lebanese Civil War in 1975, Beirut’s luxury hotel district was turned into a battlefield, with rival groups of gunmen holed up in some of the most expensive accommodation in the Middle East. In 2014, William Kremer spoke to two former employees of the Holiday Inn about what came to be known as the Battle of the Hotels.
Photo: The ruins of the Holiday Inn. (Credit: Getty Images)
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