"*Tigers Militia" . . "500 man militia" . "National Liberal Party" . . . . . . "Safra massacre"@en . . "1980-07-07Z"^^ . "The Safra massacre, or Day of the Long Knives, occurred in the coastal town of Safra (north of Beirut) on 7 July 1980, during the Lebanese civil war, as part of Bashir Gemayel's effort to consolidate all the Christian fighters under his leadership in the Lebanese Forces. The Phalangist forces launched a surprise attack on the Tigers, a 500-man militia that was the armed force of the National Liberal Party of former Lebanese President Camille Chamoun."@en . "22px|borderLebanese Front" .