Article: LIBYA PROMISES TO TURN OVER TERROR SUSPECTS TO ARAB LEAGUE ACTION COULD POSTPONE SANCTION RESOLUTION.(Main)

Byline: Stanley Meisler Los Angeles Times

Trying to avert U.N. sanctions, Libya made a hedged promise Monday to deliver the two suspects in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 to officials of the Arab League.

While the promise raised some suspicions and failed to satisfy the Bush adminsitration, it bolstered a campaign to delay consideration by the Security Council of a resolution imposing sanctions on Libya. That resolution already had encountered other snags, including opposition from the Chinese, who have veto power in the Security Council.

Speaking with reporters in the corridors of the United Nations, Libyan Ambassador Ahmed ...

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