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1986 Berlin Discotheque Bombing

1986 Berlin Discotheque Bombing

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General World History

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ISBN10: 6132865969
ISBN13: 9786132865960
Publisher: Alphascript Pub
Pages: 184
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.42 Width: 9.01 Depth: 5.98
Language: English
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Berlin discotheque bombing of April 5, 1986 was a Libyan attack on the La Belle discotheque, West Berlin, Germany, that was frequented by U.S. soldiers. A bomb placed under a table near the DJ booth exploded at the club, killing a Turkish woman and three U.S. servicemen and injuring 230 people, including more than 50 American servicemen. Nermin Hannay and U.S. Sgt Kenneth T. Ford were killed instantly. Sgt James E. Goins died two months later. Of the injured victims, some were permanently disabled. Libya was blamed for the bombing after telex messages had been intercepted from Libya to the Libyan East Berlin embassy congratulating them on a job well done. Then U.S. President Ronald Reagan retaliated by ordering airstrikes against the Libyan capital of Tripoli and city of Benghazi (see Operation El Dorado Canyon). At least 15 people died in the U.S. airstrikes on Libya-including leader Colonel Gaddafi's adopted 15-month old daughter-and more than 100 were injured.

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