U.S. embassy staff members were withdrawn from Tripoli after a mob attacked and set fire to the embassy in December 1979. The U.S. government declared Libya a "state sponsor of terrorism" on 29 December 1979.
US. embassy staff members were withdrawn from Tr.ipoli after a mob attacked and set fire to the embassy in December 1979. The U.S. governme.nt declared Libya a "state sponsor of terrorism" on 29 December 1979