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Lybia: US air strike in 1986 was disclosed by Italy two days before

Rome, Italy - The official confirmation today in a conference at the Foreign Ministry

In 1986 Italy informed Lybia about an air strike that US would have carried out in Tripoli and Bengasi two days before the attack occurred. Ronald Reagan had ordered this action to punish Lybia for the attempt against US soldiers in Germany. The then Lybian Ambassador in Italy reported it today during a conference at the Farnesina, Italian Foreign Ministry Headquarters. Also Senator Giulio Andreotti...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1095953
Rome, Italy, 10/30/2008 16:11
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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