Libya, families of bombing victims agree on fund

Thursday, August 14, 2003

UNITED NATIONS -- The Libyan government signed an agreement Wednesday setting up a $2.7 billion fund for families of the 270 victims of the 1988 Pan Am bombing -- a key step to lifting U.N. sanctions against Libya, according to an e-mail from the families' lawyers.

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