Germany Publicizes Extradition Request from Lebanon of Suspect in 1986 Disco Bombing

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Saturday, January 1, 1994
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10
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1
7
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On January 5, 1994, German prosecutors publicized their unsuccessful efforts until now to extradite from Lebanon a key suspect in the 1986 bombing of a Berlin discotheque that killed three people and led President Regan to order United States air raids against Libya. The bomb went off at La Belle discotheque, which was a favorite of American soldiers. Two soldiers and one Turkish woman died in the blast and more than 200 people were wounded…[more]