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August 19, 1981, two libyan jets fire on u.s. aircraft taking part in what officials call a routine naval exercise over the mediterranean. the u.s. planes fire back and shoot down both libyan aircraft. april 5, 1986, a bomb explodes at a berlin nightclub popular with american military personnel. two u.s. servicemen died. 50 more are wounded. libya is blamed for the attack. >> the attacks were concentrated. >> president reagan responds by ordering air strikes on targets. libyan cities of trip m.r.i. and ben gaza zi. at least 15 people are killed. december 21, 1988, panam flight 103 is brought d...

The libyan foreign minister then said those reports were absolutely baseless. bottom line is we do not know as we do not know many things happening if libya. >>shepard: we now home the u.s. is responding. than state department officials are monitoring situation and have condemned the violence. the u.s. has had a difficult relationship with qadhafi since he seesed power in 1979. in 1969, excuse me. in 19729 u.s. ambassador was withdrawn from libya. in 1799 u.s. embassy was attacked and that same year, the u.s. designated libya a "state sponsor of terrorism," and from there it got worse. >> augu...