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A police investigator checks clues on Bangor's main street ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:48:56 GMT

(AFP/File) - A police investigator checks clues on Bangor's main street in County Down, Northern Ireland in 1992, after a car bomb explosion. Politicians from Northern Ireland are heading to Libya for talks about compensating victims of IRA attacks during three decades of violence in the British province.(AFP/File/Epa)

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi raises his fist during a ceremony ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:48:56 GMT

(AFP/File) - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi raises his fist during a ceremony in the southern city of Sebha late on October 6. Politicians from Northern Ireland are heading to Libya for talks about compensating victims of IRA attacks during three decades of violence in the British province.(AFP/File/Mahmud Turkia)

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi attends a ceremony in the southern ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:48:04 GMT

(AFP/File) - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi attends a ceremony in the southern city of Sebha on October 6. Libya's embassy on Tuesday denied reports that it has stopped issuing visas to Canadians following a diplomat spat over the repatriation of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi.(AFP/File/Mahmud Turkia)

A police officer holds a portrait of the late PC Yvonne Fletcher ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:34:46 GMT

(AFP/File) - A police officer holds a portrait of the late PC Yvonne Fletcher on the 25th anniversary of her death in St James Square, in London. Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi has for the first time apologised for the killing of a British policewoman who was shot from the Libyan embassy in London in 1984.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)

A police officer looks at the memorial stone to PC Yvonne Fletcher ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:34:46 GMT

(AFP/File) - A police officer looks at the memorial stone to PC Yvonne Fletcher on the 25th anniversary of her death in St. James Square in London earlier this year. Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi has for the first time apologised for the killing of a British policewoman who was shot from the Libyan embassy in London in 1984.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam (R) holds ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:17:37 GMT

(AFP/File) - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam (R) holds hands with freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi in Tripoli in August 2009. Detectives are reviewing the case to establish who might have acted with al-Megrahi, the only person convicted over the bombing of a Pan Am jet which exploded over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing 270 people.(AFP/File)

File photo of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi. Libya has stopped ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:32:26 GMT

(AFP/File) - File photo of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi. Libya has stopped issuing visas to Canadian citizens amid rising tensions between the two governments, local media reported. CBC television and the online journal Cyberpresse reported that the decision follows a cancellation by Kadhafi in late September of a stopover in Canada.(AFP/File/Simon Maina)

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi in the southern city of Sebha October ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:56:05 GMT

(AFP/File) - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi in the southern city of Sebha October 6. Arab nations and "even the Palestinians" should be allowed nuclear weapons as long as Israel's nuclear ambitions are tolerated, Kadhafi said in an interview out Monday.(AFP/File/Mahmud Turkia)

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi acknowledges the crowd in Sebha, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:16:54 GMT

(Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi acknowledges the crowd in Sebha, about 700km (435 miles) south of Tripoli October 5, 2009. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouni

Supporters of the Swiss People's Party stand with Swiss ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:00:17 GMT

(AFP/File) - Supporters of the Swiss People's Party stand with Swiss flags during a demonstration asking for the return of the two Swiss businessmen who are being held in Libya, in front of the UN offices in Geneva on September 4. The two, who are at the centre of a diplomatic tussle between Libya and Switzerland, are being held in good conditions, Libya's deputy foreign minister was reported as saying Sunday(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam (right) ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:01:56 GMT

(AFP/File) - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam (right) holds hands with freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi in Tripoli in August. Scottish police are reexamining the evidence surrounding the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, a relative of one of the 270 people who died when a Pan Am jetliner was blown up over the Scottish town said Sunday.(AFP/File)

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi gestures at the end of his address ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:46:17 GMT

(Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi gestures at the end of his address to the 64th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, September 23, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Segar

In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009, a picture of Shiite ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:40:06 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009, a picture of Shiite Muslim spiritual leader, Imam Moussa Sadr who disappeared on a trip to Libya in 1978, is seen attached to a light pole in Beirut's southern suburb of Dahiyah, Lebanon. The district's main streets are congested bumper-to-bumper with cars, commerce is thriving, restaurants are packed. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Abdel Basset al-Megrahi sits in a wheelchair in his room at ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:35:10 GMT

(Reuters) - Abdel Basset al-Megrahi sits in a wheelchair in his room at a hospital in Tripoli in this September 9, 2009 file photo. Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi is still alive, his Scottish lawyer said on October 21, 2009, dismissing a report that he had died. Picture taken September 9, 2009. REUTERS/Ismail Zetouny/Files (LIBYA POLITICS CRIME LAW)

A plane with a delegation of Swiss diplomats return from Libya ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:27:13 GMT

(Reuters) - A plane with a delegation of Swiss diplomats return from Libya at the airport in Bern-Belp October 19, 2009. Two businessmen have been prevented from leaving Libya since July 2008, days after Swiss police arrested Hannibal Gaddafi on charges later dropped of beating and mistreating two domestic employees while staying in Geneva. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer (SWITZERLAND POLITICS)

A plane with a delegation of Swiss diplomats return from Libya ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:26:08 GMT

A plane with a delegation of Swiss diplomats return from Libya ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:24:58 GMT

Libyan security officials inspect the wreckage of a Russian ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:31:18 GMT

(AFP/File) - Libyan security officials inspect the wreckage of a Russian MiG-23 fighter jet after it crashed into a house in a suburb of Tripoli on October 7. Libya is planning to buy more than 20 Russian fighter jets in a billion-dollar arms deal with Moscow, the Interfax news agency has reported citing a military-diplomatic source.(AFP/File)

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi arrives for a meeting with ...

(AP) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:02:34 GMT

(AP) - Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi arrives for a meeting with Libya's Prime Minister Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, not seen, in Italian government's Palazzo Chigi headquarters, in Rome, Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. (AP photo/Pier Paolo Cito)

Saif al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, smiles ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:50:19 GMT

(Reuters) - Saif al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, smiles during an interview with Reuters in Nice in this July 30, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Gilbert Tourte/Files

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, right, shgakes hands with ...

(AP) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:29:15 GMT

(AP) - Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, right, shgakes hands with Libya's Prime Minister Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi as he arrives for a talks in Italian government's Palazzo Chigi headquarters, in Rome, Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)

A police officer looks at the memorial stone to PC Yvonne Fletcher ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:13:12 GMT

(AFP/File) - A police officer looks at the memorial stone to PC Yvonne Fletcher in St. James Square in London, April 2009. A secret review of the killing of Fletcher outside the Libyan embassy in London in 1984 concluded two years ago that there was enough evidence to charge two Libyans.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)

A police officer stands near the memorial stone to PC Yvonne ...

(AFP) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:15:11 GMT

(AFP) - A police officer stands near the memorial stone to PC Yvonne Fletcher during an event marking the 25th anniversary of her death in St. James Square, London. A secret review of the killing of the British policewoman outside the Libyan embassy in 1984 concluded two years ago that there was enough evidence to charge two Libyans, a report said Friday.(AFP/Leon Neal)

An unidentified, newly released Libyan rehabilitated Islamic ...

(AP) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:59:32 GMT

(AP) - An unidentified, newly released Libyan rehabilitated Islamic militants flashes a V sign as he is greeted by his relatives after being released from the Abu Salim prison in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. The Libyan government-funded Human Rights Association has hailed the release of 88 Islamic militants, some of them belonging to a group with suspected links to al-Qaida, after they renounced violence. (AP Photo/ Abdel Magid Al Fergany)

An unidentified, newly released Libyan rehabilitated Islamic ...

(AP) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:57:44 GMT

(AP) - An unidentified, newly released Libyan rehabilitated Islamic militant, left, is greeted by his relatives after being released from Abu Salim prison in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. The Libyan government-funded Human Rights Association has hailed the release of 88 Islamic militants, some of them belonging to a group with suspected links to al-Qaida, after they renounced violence. (AP Photo/ Abdel Magid Al Fergany)

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi (R) shakes hands with Ugandan President ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:59:35 GMT

(AFP/File) - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi (R) shakes hands with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Kampala in 2008. The Uganda Media Council has fined a tabloid newspaper 50,000 dollars for alleging Kadhafi had an affair with a Ugandan tribal monarch.(AFP/File/Mahmud Turkia)

A cameraman films the door of a cellar belonging to bomb suspect ...

(AP) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:50:35 GMT

(AP) - A cameraman films the door of a cellar belonging to bomb suspect Mohamed Game, in Milan Tuesday Oct. 13, 2009. Italian police detained two more suspects in a bomb attack on a Milan army barracks and found a large quantity of bomb-making chemicals during overnight searches, anti-terrorism prosecutors said Tuesday Oct. 13 2009. The operation followed Monday's attack at the main gate of the Santa Barbara army barracks by a 35-year-old Libyan man, who was seriously wounded in the blast. The motive is not known. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Aresu)

The Milan apartment building of blast suspect Mohamed Game is ...

(AP) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:33:46 GMT

(AP) - The Milan apartment building of blast suspect Mohamed Game is seen on Tuesday Oct. 13, 2009. Italian police detained two more suspects in a bomb attack on a Milan army barracks and found a large quantity of bomb-making chemicals during overnight searches, anti-terrorism prosecutors said Tuesday Oct. 13 2009. The operation followed Monday's attack at the main gate of the Santa Barbara army barracks by a 35-year-old Libyan man, who was seriously wounded in the blast. The motive is not known. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Aresu)

Italian investigating magistrate Armando Spataro speaks to reporters ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:22:26 GMT

(Reuters) - Italian investigating magistrate Armando Spataro speaks to reporters a day after an attempted bomb attack in Milan October 13, 2009. A Libyan man who tried to bomb a Milan army barracks had accomplices and belonged to a group that had more explosives ready, Italian police said on Tuesday. Newspapers said 35-year-old failed suicide bomber Mohammed Game, who was seriously wounded in the attack, was an unsuccessful businessman who turned to militant Islam and wanted Italy to pull out of Afghanistan. Police said they had arrested two suspected accomplices -- an Egyptian and a Libyan -- and found 100 kg of "fertilisers and other materials", used to make explosives, at one of their homes. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo (ITALY CRIME LAW CONFLICT)

The apartment building where 35-year-old failed suicide bomber ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:20:13 GMT

(Reuters) - The apartment building where 35-year-old failed suicide bomber Mohammed Game lived is seen in Milan October 13, 2009. A Libyan man who tried to bomb a Milan army barracks had accomplices and belonged to a group that had more explosives ready, Italian police said on Tuesday. Newspapers said Game, who was seriously wounded in the attack, was an unsuccessful businessman who turned to militant Islam and wanted Italy to pull out of Afghanistan. Police said they had arrested two suspected accomplices -- an Egyptian and a Libyan -- and found 100 kg of "fertilisers and other materials", used to make explosives, at one of their homes. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo (ITALY CRIME LAW CONFLICT)

The apartment building where 35-year-old failed suicide bomber ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:20:11 GMT

A police notice barring entry is fixed to a cellar door where ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:19:05 GMT

(Reuters) - A police notice barring entry is fixed to a cellar door where 100 kg (220 lb) of materials used to make explosives was found in Milan October 13, 2009. A Libyan man who tried to bomb a Milan army barracks had accomplices and belonged to a group that had more explosives ready, Italian police said on Tuesday. Newspapers said the 35-year-old failed suicide bomber, Mohammed Game, who was seriously wounded in the attack, was an unsuccessful businessman who turned to militant Islam and wanted Italy to pull out of Afghanistan. Police said they had arrested two suspected accomplices -- an Egyptian and a Libyan -- and found 100 kg of "fertilisers and other materials", used to make explosives, at one of their homes. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo (ITALY CRIME LAW CONFLICT)

A police notice barring entry is fixed to a cellar door where ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:17:57 GMT

A television cameraman films a cellar where police found 100 ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:17:54 GMT

(Reuters) - A television cameraman films a cellar where police found 100 kg (220 lb) of materials used to make explosives in Milan October 13, 2009. A Libyan man who tried to bomb a Milan army barracks had accomplices and belonged to a group that had more explosives ready, Italian police said on Tuesday. Newspapers said the 35-year-old failed suicide bomber, Mohammed Game, who was seriously wounded in the attack, was an unsuccessful businessman who turned to militant Islam and wanted Italy to pull out of Afghanistan. Police said they had arrested two suspected accomplices -- an Egyptian and a Libyan -- and found 100 kg of "fertilisers and other materials", used to make explosives, at one of their homes. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo (ITALY CRIME LAW CONFLICT)

Italian anti-terrorism prosecutor Armando Spataro, reads a statement ...

(AP) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:46:02 GMT

(AP) - Italian anti-terrorism prosecutor Armando Spataro, reads a statement at a press conference on the bomb attack at the Santa Barbara army barracks in Milan, Italy, Tuesday Oct. 13, 2009. Police arrested two more suspects in Monday's bomb attack on an army barracks and found a large quantity of explosives during searches overnight, the anti-terrorism prosecutors said Tuesday. The operation follows Monday's blast at the gates of Santa Barbara army barracks by a 35-year-old Libyan man, who was seriously wounded in the explosion. The motive is not known. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Aresu)

Map locating Milan in Italy. A Libyan hurled a home-made bomb ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:06:21 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - Map locating Milan in Italy. A Libyan hurled a home-made bomb at a police barracks in the northern Italian city of Milan, losing his hand from the blast and slightly wounding a policeman on duty outside, authorities said.(AFP/Graphic)

Members of the Italian scientific police inspect the debris ...

(AFP) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:06:21 GMT

(AFP) - Members of the Italian scientific police inspect the debris at the site of a bomb blast in Milan. A Libyan hurled a home-made bomb at a police barracks in the northern Italian city of Milan, losing his hand from the blast and slightly wounding a policeman on duty outside, authorities said.(AFP/Giuseppe Cacace)

Italian soldiers view the scene of a bombing at the Santa Barbara ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:09:45 GMT

(Reuters) - Italian soldiers view the scene of a bombing at the Santa Barbara military barracks in Milan October 12, 2009. A Libyan man threw a bomb at an Italian army barracks in Milan early on Monday and was injured in the explosion, losing one of his hands, police said. An Italian soldier was slightly hurt in the attack at the Santa Barbara barracks near San Siro soccer stadium. Police said the man, carrying a small bomb in his bag, got into the barrack compound and threw the bomb while shouting in Arabic. REUTERS/Paolo Bona (ITALY CONFLICT CRIME LAW MILITARY)

An Italian soldier checks the scene of a bombing at the Santa ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:08:44 GMT

(Reuters) - An Italian soldier checks the scene of a bombing at the Santa Barbara military barracks in Milan October 12, 2009. A Libyan man threw a bomb at an Italian army barracks in Milan early on Monday and was injured in the explosion, losing one of his hands, police said. An Italian soldier was slightly hurt in the attack at the Santa Barbara barracks near San Siro soccer stadium. Police said the man, carrying a small bomb in his bag, got into the barrack compound and threw the bomb while shouting in Arabic. REUTERS/Paolo Bona (ITALY CONFLICT CRIME LAW MILITARY)

An Italian soldier guards the Santa Barbara military barracks ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:06:33 GMT

(Reuters) - An Italian soldier guards the Santa Barbara military barracks in Milan October 12, 2009. A Libyan man threw a bomb at an Italian army barracks in Milan early on Monday and was injured in the explosion, losing one of his hands, police said. An Italian soldier was slightly hurt in the attack at the Santa Barbara barracks near San Siro soccer stadium. Police said the man, carrying a small bomb in his bag, got into the barrack compound and threw the bomb while shouting in Arabic. REUTERS/Paolo Bona (ITALY CONFLICT CRIME LAW MILITARY)

Police officers search for evidence after a bomb attack at the ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:46:50 GMT

(Reuters) - Police officers search for evidence after a bomb attack at the Santa Barbara military barracks in Milan October 12, 2009. A Libyan man threw a bomb at an Italian army barracks in Milan early on Monday and was injured in the explosion, losing one of his hands, police said. An Italian soldier was slightly hurt in the attack at the Santa Barbara barracks near San Siro soccer stadium. REUTERS/Paolo Bona

A Police officer carries a bag with evidences after a bomb attack ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:45:01 GMT

(Reuters) - A Police officer carries a bag with evidences after a bomb attack at the Santa Barbara military barracks in Milan October 12, 2009. A Libyan man threw a bomb at an Italian army barracks in Milan early on Monday and was injured in the explosion, losing one of his hands, police said. An Italian soldier was slightly hurt in the attack at the Santa Barbara barracks near San Siro soccer stadium. REUTERS/Paolo Bona (ITALY CRIME LAW DISASTER POLITICS)

An Italian Artificiere bomb disposal expert inspects the entrance ...

(AP) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:33:26 GMT

(AP) - An Italian Artificiere bomb disposal expert inspects the entrance of the Santa Barbara army barracks in Milan, italy, after a Libyan man set off an explosive device seriously injuring himself and causing light wounds to another man, Italian police said, Monday Oct. 12, 2009. Reports said the man shouted 'Out of Afghanistan!' before setting off the device, which was not very powerful. Italy has about 2,800 troops deployed in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Aresu)

A police dog sniffs for evidence after a bomb attack at the ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:24:12 GMT

(Reuters) - A police dog sniffs for evidence after a bomb attack at the Santa Barbara military barracks in Milan October 12, 2009. A Libyan man threw a bomb at an Italian army barracks in Milan early on Monday and was injured in the explosion, losing one of his hands, police said. An Italian soldier was slightly hurt in the attack at the Santa Barbara barracks near San Siro soccer stadium. REUTERS/Paolo Bona (ITALY CRIME LAW DISASTER POLITICS)

A police officer searches for evidence after a bomb attack at ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:21:57 GMT

(Reuters) - A police officer searches for evidence after a bomb attack at the Santa Barbara military barracks in Milan October 12, 2009. A Libyan man threw a bomb at an Italian army barracks in Milan early on Monday and was injured in the explosion, losing one of his hands, police said. An Italian soldier was slightly hurt in the attack at the Santa Barbara barracks near San Siro soccer stadium. REUTERS/Paolo Bona (ITALY CRIME LAW POLITICS DISASTER)

Italian Carabinieri paramilitary police officers patrol the ...

(AP) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:11:33 GMT

(AP) - Italian Carabinieri paramilitary police officers patrol the perimeter of the Santa Barbara army barracks in Milan, italy, after a Libyan man set off an explosive device at the entrance, seriously injuring himself and causing light wounds to another man, Italian police said, Monday Oct. 12, 2009. Reports said the man shouted 'Out of Afghanistan!' before setting off the device, which was not very powerful. Italy has about 2,800 troops deployed in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Aresu)

Police officers search for evidence after a bomb attack at the ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:00:56 GMT

A police officer looks for evidence after a bomb blast at the ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:56:48 GMT

(Reuters) - A police officer looks for evidence after a bomb blast at the Santa Barbara Army station in Milan October 12, 2009. A Libyan man threw a bomb at an Italian army barracks in Milan early on Monday and was injured in the explosion, losing one of his hands, police said. An Italian soldier was slightly hurt in the attack at the Santa Barbara barracks near San Siro soccer stadium. REUTERS/Paolo Bona (ITALY CRIME LAW SOCIETY DISASTER)

A police officer looks for evidence after a bomb blast at the ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:49:11 GMT

A general view of the entrance of the Santa Barbara Army station ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:42:46 GMT

(Reuters) - A general view of the entrance of the Santa Barbara Army station is seen after a bomb blast in Milan October 12, 2009. A Libyan man threw a bomb at an Italian army barracks in Milan early on Monday and was injured in the explosion, losing one of his hands, police said. An Italian soldier was slightly hurt in the attack at the Santa Barbara barracks near San Siro soccer stadium. REUTERS/Paolo Bona (ITALY CRIME LAW SOCIETY DISASTER)