Muammar Gaddafi30 October 1987
Government record concerning the IRA: French authorities intercept the Eksund carrying a major Libyan arms shipment for the IRA.
Libya · Government / Government of Libya. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Government record concerning the IRA: French authorities intercept the Eksund carrying a major Libyan arms shipment for the IRA.
Historical IRA record under Government of Libya: French authorities intercept the Eksund carrying a major Libyan arms shipment for the IRA.
IRA context for Muammar Gaddafi: French authorities intercept the Eksund carrying a major Libyan arms shipment for the IRA.
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