Libya given a month

United Nations - The US and Britain warned Libya yesterday that it had 30 days to hand over two suspects in the 1988 Pan Am jet…

United Nations - The US and Britain warned Libya yesterday that it had 30 days to hand over two suspects in the 1988 Pan Am jet bombing over Scotland but neither country said what would happen if Tripoli refused.

But Libya's UN envoy, Mr Abuzed Omar Dorda, noted the full Security Council had not issued an ultimatum. He said that his country still wanted UN sanctions lifted rather than suspended in exchange for any surrender of the suspects.

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