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    Britain to pursue Libyan suspects in 1984 killing

    LONDON (AP) — The fall of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi may make it easier for U.K. police to pursue the murder case against Libyans responsible for the 1984 slaying of a British policewoman, officials said Saturday.

    Yvonne Fletcher, 25, was killed when officials inside the Libyan Embassy in London opened fire on a demonstration. The Libyans inside the embassy were eventually allowed to leave Britain and no one has ever been charged with the crime.

    Libya's opposition National Transitional Council, which controls most of the country, is "fully committed to resolving" the case, a Foreign Office spokesman said on condition of anonymity because of government policy.

    She said the British government considers it a priority.

    "It will be an important element of the U.K.'s relations with the new government of Libya," she said.

    The Foreign Office said it is standing by to help the police pursue the case inside Libya once conditions on the ground improve. Sporadic fighting has continued in some parts of Libya, and medicine and food are in extremely short supply.

    The statement came after Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper claimed Saturday to have uncovered the identity of the killer. The newspaper cited a secret new report into the slaying, saying a witness had identified a junior diplomat who shot Fletcher dead. Police would not comment on the claims.

    Britain broke off diplomatic relations with Libya for 15 years after the shooting. The two countries restored diplomatic relations in 1999 after Libya accepted responsibility for Fletcher's shooting, apologized and agreed to pay her family compensation.

    Gadhafi said in an interview two years ago that he regretted the killing of Fletcher, but did not know who was responsible. He said Fletcher was not an enemy of Libya and had been killed while trying to protect the Libyan Embassy.

     

    36 comments

    • neighbor  •  9 mths ago
      This is not justification for Obama & Hillary abusing Our Trust Positions & surrendering USA Assets for this Foreign Empire Building.
      Presenting Official Grievance again: Where are the Congress hearings on this Unlawful Assault & the Taxes Nancy Pelosi, with complicity of "The FED" stole & transported unlawfully via Official Military Transport?
      Repeat Assertion of my Right to have US Const Governing behavior in any & all USA Trust Positions.
    • Kounta Kumalo Kinte  •  9 mths ago
      COULD YOU GIVE BACK THE $ 10 BILLIONS THEN ?!?
    • monkey  •  9 mths ago
      probably a staged mossad killing to provoke retribution
    • NSA  •  9 mths ago
      Eat the Heebs!
    • NSA  •  9 mths ago
      Eat The Heabs!
    • NSA  •  9 mths ago
      Nuke Israel!
    • NSA  •  9 mths ago
      The Free Masons can not harm us!
    • Jerry  •  9 mths ago
      if the Brits catch them DON"T PUT THEM IN A SCOTISH PRISON
    • TruthSpeaks  •  9 mths ago
      The BALL_LESS BASTARDZ should have gone after them in 1984 instead of a dog & pony show when that country is falling apart. Do TPTB honestly think people believe this #$%$
    • ucnada  •  9 mths ago
      yea good for Britian! and get the pan am guy back too! he should be in jail
      • truth hurts 9 mths ago
        That deal was sold out already with blood money by the zionist
    • An American Patriot  •  9 mths ago
      The rebels need to find that pig al-magrai that bombed Pan -Am flight and hand him over to us as soon as they kill Gadafi...
    • Buck  •  9 mths ago
      Good luck the rebel will never help the British unless there is some money involve. Even then it still a long shot.
      • truth hurts 9 mths ago
        The world is not going Brits who killed millions of innocent people during their occupation of the world, stealing their resouces,money,gold,diamonds etc, they are war criminals,evil monsters blood suckers, that is why they support Israel the thief, thieves always suport each others and their evil, the most barbaric and uncivilized nation, the killers, thieves,barbaric of the past and present call themself civilized nation, every crime is born there and spread around the globe, fund,traine terrorist, war mongers,haters, and they have bad name's for other people of the world, shame on you Brits
      • truth hurts 9 mths ago
        The brits are beggers today,broke,no money, all the stolen money from other nation are spent on evil,wars,hate,funding terrorism, attacking defenceless people and nation, supporters of evil, they will be like the Haiti very soon, "What go's around must come's around. keep on printing worthless pounds
    • unforgivable  •  9 mths ago
      Can they go recapture the guy who bombed that plane and was let go, please? Thanks rebels.
      • truth hurts 9 mths ago
        We got the blood money for that crime already
      • Fiti 9 mths ago
        The rebels did recapture the guy on the day they entered Tripoli.

        But he managed to escape with Moammar's 3 sons 10 minutes later. ;-)
    • Sabreur  •  9 mths ago
      The Muslim thugs and terrorists of Al Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood that are leading the rebels and will control Libya as they already control Egypt will have a field-day killing opponents, raping and pillaging as they have already been doing. Why not do some real good and take both sides to dirt-naps?
      • truth hurts 9 mths ago
        You must be a scum bag egyption coptic, right now they are freedom fighters supported by the west and specially the zionist and as we done with them then will label them as terrorist, you know about us, we use other and after dump them and stick them with labels
    • Paul Shaw  •  9 mths ago
      Wikileaks has revealed that the US Gov knew about the Lockerby bomber release, before the release and did nothing. Shame on the US Gov,
      • unforgivable 9 mths ago
        What could they do? They publicly denounced his release, remember? They were pretty mad about his release. It had nothing to do with us. How the hell could the US stop the Scottish government, even if we wanted. Quit crying, you probably think that we need to quit meddling in other country's business, too. Make up your mind buddy.
      • Paul Shaw 9 mths ago
        Agreed, I am happy that you are supporting the capture of both of them.I do not support the release of the Lockerby bomber and should point out that the present UK Conservative Gov has condemmed the release.
      • Rocky Raccoon 9 mths ago
        Hand over Barry Soetoro & Moochelle to Gadhafi....he likes blacks, he'll have a good time with that threesome....?
    • Charles  •  9 mths ago
      hunt them down like dogs
    • whocares  •  9 mths ago
      they release a bomber that killed many people and want to arrest someone that killed one person, ya makes sense to me,,
    • bjm  •  9 mths ago
      Lockerbie bomber was Libyan Special Force's member under orders from Gadhafi.

      Don't brother going after him, go after the leadership for jail time.
    • Paul Shaw  •  9 mths ago
      Gadafi supplied arms to the IRA, including the semtex explosive. I am very glad that Nato led by Britain and France are killing Gadafi supporters. The IRA must be very unhappy that their benefactor is on the run and will be tried by an international court.Shame that the USA backing out of the action on Libya..
    • james b  •  9 mths ago
      how about re0arresting the plane bomber who was "dying" of cancer that they freed??????????
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