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During Operation El Dorado Canyon in 1986 when the US attempted to assassinate Libya's Gaddafi, Italian PM Bettino Craxi warned Gaddafi about the attempt moments before, saving his life. Why did Craxi warn Gaddafi, and how were US-Italian relations immediately following the incident?

by /u/Knightmare25 in /r/AskHistorians

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