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Tripoli and Benghazi bombing  

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  • Following the deadly 1986 bombing of a Berlin nightclub, President Ronald Reagan accused Libya of planning the attack and ordered a “counterterrorist” military mission. In a controversial operation, U.S. planes bombed Libya, hitting the cities of Tripoli and Benghazi. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism; Tripoli and Benghazi Bombing]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Tripoli_and_Benghazi_bombing

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