Libya bombings of 1986

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Also Known As	Operation El Dorado Canyon
Date	April 15, 1986
Location	Libya • Tripoli
Participants	United States
Context	1986 West Berlin discotheque bombing

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Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

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