The Rule of Libya's Colonel Gaddafi

Berlin Bombing
On April 5, 1986, a bomb exploded inside La Belle, a West Berlin discothèque that was popular among U.S. soldiers. Though at the time no conclusive evidence emerged linking Gaddafi to the attack, the leader was held responsible by the Reagan Administration, which believed that Libya had acted in retaliation for a series of strikes by U.S. forces on Libyan vessels in the preceding years, including the sinking of a Libyan navy patrol boat one month before. The nightclub blast killed one civilian and two U.S. soldiers. A portion of the funds set aside in the 2008 agreement compensating victims of the Lockerbie bombing were earmarked for victims of the La Belle attack.

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