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Libyans protest { February 3 2001 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/middle_east/1151739.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/middle_east/1151739.stm Saturday, 3 February, 2001, 16:38 GMT Libyan protesters shed blood Two Libyans have slashed themselves during a demonstration in the capital, Tripoli, against the conviction of a Libyan for the Lockerbie bombing. One man took out a razor-blade and slashed his throat, falling to the ground with blood spurting from his neck before being taken away in an ambulance. A second man stabbed himself in the stomach. A Scottish court sitting in The Netherlands on Wednesday jailed one Libyan for life and cleared another over the 1988 bombing of a Pan-Am aircraft which killed 270 people. Libyan TV coverage of the demonstration showed an ambulance driving away at speed, and blood on the street, but did not show anybody injured, nor give any indication of the source of the blood. There was no word on the condition of the injured men. 'Unjust verdict' The demonstrators chanted against US "blackmail" and the "unjust verdict against our compatriot," yelling "Allahu Akbar!" "Scottish judge, you must commit suicide because your verdict is shameful," read one placard held by the marchers on their way from Tripoli's Green Square to the UN headquarters. They condemned what they called a "CIA-dictated" verdict, which sentenced Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi to at least 20 years in prison, and demanded compensation for the victims of the 1986 US air raids on Tripoli and Benghazi. Megrahi's 15-year old son, Khaled, took part in the demonstration, holding a placard reading: "My father is innocent." Speakers at the rally said they were demonstrating because the government had failed to handled the case as people expected. Compensation call Politicians in both the US and the UK have been calling on Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to comply with a United Nations Security Council resolution that Libya accept responsibility for the bombing and compensate the families of the victims. London and Washington are demanding $740m (£500m) in compensation, or about $3m (£2m) for each Lockerbie victim. But protesters said they were seeking compensation for economic losses caused by international sanctions imposed on Tripoli for alleged terrorism. Libya has demanded compensation for a 1986 air raid on Tripoli, in which Libya says 37 people were killed. The raid was ordered by then US President Ronald Reagan in response to alleged Libyan involvement in the bombing of a Berlin disco frequented by US servicemen. Colonel Gaddafi has said that he will make public on Monday "revelations" about the trial, which he denounced as "political".

Accuses cia { August 29 2000 } Acuitted condemns cia { February 2 2001 } Bombs libya iran { January 31 2001 } Brit lord investigating lockerbie doubts witness { October 23 2005 } Case unproven { January 11 2001 } Cia badge found at lockerbie crash scene { June 29 2007 } Cia heroin trafficking { June 27 2001 } Gaddafi calls eu acceptance Gaddafi to give evidence { February 5 2001 } Iran guilt protected in lockerbie bombing Iran syria protected in lockerbie scapegoat trials { June 29 2007 } Libya might assume responsibility { March 12 2003 } Libya says compensation not admitting guilt { February 24 2004 } Libya to pay 3b lockerbie Libyan rejects lockerbie blame { February 25 2004 } Libyans protest { February 3 2001 } Lockerbie appeal { August 23 2001 } Lockerbie bombing investigations dropped Lockerbie deal end libya sanctions { August 14 2003 } Panam103 time 1992 { April 27 1992 } Police chief says lockerbie evidence was faked Powell says lockerbie settlement closer { August 11 2003 } Relatives answers { February 1 2001 } Relatives push answers { February 1 2001 } Russia backs lifting sanctions State dept lawyer says lockerbie trial was cia fix Un lifts libya sanctions { September 12 2003 } Un tries head off french veto Verdict politcally influenced { January 21 2002 } Victims doubt verdict { October 15 2001 } Files Listed: 30

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