Security Council vote on Libya sanctions delayed by veto threat

Wednesday, September 10, 2003

UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. Security Council delayed a vote to lift sanctions against Libya until Friday, after France threatened a veto to gain greater compensation for the relatives of people killed in a French airline bombing.

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