 The US shot down two Libyan Su-22 planes which were on an intercept course.Closing down Libya's embassy in Washington, DC, Reagan advised US companies operating in Libya to reduce the number of American personnel stationed there.In March 1982, the US implemented an embargo of Libyan oil, and, in January 1986, ordered all US companies to cease operating in the country, although several hundred workers remained when the Libyan government doubled their pay.