A bomb detonates on Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people, including 189 Americans. The terrorist attack, perpetrated by two Libyans, was viewed as an attack against the United States for multiple attacks against Libyan targets in the 1980s.
Year
1988
Date of Event
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