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Old 11th October 2024 | 13:20
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Lonewolf_50
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IIRC, Libya fired some missiles at Lampedusa Island, which is Italian territory between Sicily and Tunisia.
Yep, just checked, they did.
On April 15, 1986, Libya fired two Scuds at the Lampedusa navigation station, in retaliation for the American bombing of Tripoli and Benghazi, and the alleged death of Colonel Gaddafi's adopted daughter. However, the missiles passed over the island, landed in the sea, and caused no damage.
The NATO base was decommissioned in 1994 and transferred to Italian military control.
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