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After the La Belle discotheque bombing in West Berlin on April 5, which killed three people (including two US servicemen) and wounded 230 others, US President Ronald Reagan decided to strike at Libya. According to intelligence, Libyan agents from East Germany had planted the bomb and praised the attack over cables. The Reagan administration also believed Libya was supporting the Abu Nidal group, which was behind numerous attacks including the Rome and Vienna Airport Attacks of December 27, 19851985 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January events January 1 Creation of the Internet's Domain Name System. January 17 British Telecom annouces they are going to abolish the famous red telephone boxes. January 23 A debate in the House of Lor. This led American military planners to draw up plans to hit terrorist targets in TripoliAlternate uses, see Tripoli (disambiguation Tripoli (population 1 million, Arabic: Tarabulus is the capital of Libya. The city is located in the northwest of the country, on the Mediterranean Sea. The city was founded in the 7th century BC by the Phoenici and BenghaziBenghazi is a seaport in Libya, Africa. Modern Benghazi, on the Gulf of Sidra, lies a little southwest of the site of the ancient Greek city of Berenice, which was traditionally founded in 446 BCE, by a brother of the king of Cyrene. The new city was give.
After several days of diplomatic talks, Reagan ordered the strike on Libya on April 14April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). There are 261 days remaining. Events 43 BC Battle of Forum Gallorum. Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Mutina, defeats the forces. F-111 aircraft flying from RAF LakenheathP-51 Mustang RAF Lakenheath is a U. Air Forces Europe base, located near Lakenheath, Suffolk. It is the largest USAF-operated base in the United Kingdom. It is home to the 48th Fighter Wing, flying the F-15E Strike Eagle and F-15C Eagle. Aircraft based at in EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England, along with A-6, A-7, and F-18 planes from the aircraft carriers USS America and USS Coral Sea, struck five targets at 02:00 on April 15, in the hope that their destruction would reduce Libya's ability to support and train terrorists. The attack lasted about ten minutes; however, the bombs were not exactly accurate. Several targets were hit and destroyed, but civilian sites in Tripoli were hit as well. The United States was denied use of European continental bases and overflight rights, forcing the use of the UK-based F-111s.