Libya was blamed for the bombing after telex messages had been intercepted from Libya's East Berlin embassy, and the then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan retaliated by ordering airstrikes against the Libyan capital of Tripoli and city of Benghazi--see Operation El Dorado Canyon.
Libya was blamed for the bombing after telex messages had been intercepted from Libya to the Libyan East Berlin embassy congradulating them on a job well done. The then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan retaliated by ordering airstrikes against the Libyan capital of Tripoli and city of Benghazi--see Operation El Dorado Canyon.