VOL. XLVI

No 42

20-October-2003

LIBYA

Libya Breaks Off Talks On UTA Compensation

Libya on 14 October broke off negotiations in Paris over compensation for the families of the 170 people killed in the bombing of a UTA airliner over Africa in 1989. The head of the Libyan team in the talks accused the French foreign ministry of trying to renege on a compensation deal reached in September under which Tripoli reportedly agreed to pay an additional $1mn to each of the families (MEES, 15 September). This...