As a response to Libya’s role in an act of terrorism in a Berlin nightclub, President Ronald Reagan ordered a military strike on Tripoli and . The bombing of Libya was part of a larger trend of deteriorating relations between Qaddafi and the United States. The American government held that Qaddafi sponsored international terrorism and was producing chemical weapons.
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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "US bombs Libya". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 October 2008 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=3840, accessed 26 November 2024.]
