30 October 1987
IRA - MV Eksund Intercepted
Government record concerning the IRA: French authorities intercept the Eksund carrying a major Libyan arms shipment for the IRA.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Bay of Biscay in Libya. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
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.
French authorities intercept the Eksund carrying a major Libyan arms shipment for the IRA.
Provenance
These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Libya and Bay of Biscay. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.
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