Libya

[prinnyhep]

cam someone please explain to me what happened with Libya and the UK in the eighties please? or refer me to a sight which will tell me? i know it was something political about bombings but i need more specificity than that.
all help appreciated
xx

[mushroom25]

the following site has quite a bit, but I don't know how biased it might be in its view:-

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/el_ dorado_canyon.htm

[Lonnie]

Further to mushrooms link, you might find this one interesting,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stori es/april/17/newsid_2488000/2488369.stm

[jump79]

Furthermore to the above 2 links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Modern _Libya
(Click on 'Pan Am Flight 103' at the bottom for more info)