/ 7 January 2001

US EXTENDS SANCTIONS AGAINST LIBYA

US President Bill Clinton has informed Congress of his decision to extend for a further six months US economic sanctions slapped on Libya some 15 years ago. Clinton stated that despite Libya handing over for trial two suspects in the 1988 bombing of a Pan-Am jet over Lockerbie, Scotland, US concerns about the Libyan government’s support for terrorist activities persist. – AFP

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