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Colleagues of police constable Yvonne Fletcher hold photos of her as they gather in St James's Square for a 40th anniversary memorial service, in London, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Hundreds of people attended a vigil in central London to commemorate the life of a police officer who was shot dead 40 years ago from inside the Libyan embassy. Constable Yvonne Fletcher, 25, was killed when men armed with submachine guns fired from the embassy’s windows, while she was policing a demonstration outside the building against the regime of then-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)

Hundreds pay tribute to police officer shot dead 40 years ago from inside Libya’s U.K. embassy

By Pan Pylas - Associated Press

Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato looks on next to an empty seat, during a press conference after a cabinet meeting in Rome's Palazzo Chigi premier's office, Friday March 16, 2007. A former Italian premier is contending that a French air force missile brought down a passenger jet over the Mediterranean Sea in 1980 and is appealing to France's president to respond. The crash of the Italian domestic airliner killed all 81 persons aboard. What caused the crash is an enduring mystery. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri, File)

Italian ex-premier says French missile downed an airliner in 1980 by accident in bid to kill Gadhafi

By Frances D'Emilio - Associated Press

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, greets Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace, in Paris Dec. 10, 2007. French investigative magistrates on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, ordered former President Nicolas Sarkozy and 12 others to go on trial on charges that his 2007 presidential campaign received millions in illegal financing from the government of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to go on trial over Libya financing for 2007 campaign

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FILE - Hannibal Gadhafi, son of ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, watches an elite military unit exercise in Zlitan, Libya, Sept. 25, 2011. Libya's judicial authorities have formally asked Lebanon's prosecutor general to help in the release of Hannibal Gadhafi, who was held in Lebanon since 2015 because of his deteriorating health conditions, judicial officials said Monday, Aug 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid al-Fergany, File)

Libya asks Lebanon to release Gadhafi’s detained son who is on hunger strike, officials say

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Hannibal Gadhafi, son of ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, watches an elite military unit exercise in Zlitan, Libya, Sept. 25, 2011. Hannibal Gadhafi who has been held in Lebanon for more than seven years began a hunger strike Saturday, June 3, 2023, to protest his detention without trial, his lawyer said. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid al-Fergany, File)

Gadhafi’s detained son taken to hospital due to hunger strike in Lebanon

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Hannibal Gadhafi, son of ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, watches an elite military unit exercise in Zlitan, Libya, Sept. 25, 2011. Hannibal Gadhafi who has been held in Lebanon for more than seven years began a hunger strike Saturday, June 3, 2023, to protest his detention without trial, his lawyer said. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid al-Fergany, File)

Lawyer: Health of Gadhafi’s son, detained in Lebanon, deteriorating 3 days into hunger strike

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Hannibal Gadhafi, son of ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, watches an elite military unit exercise in Zlitan, Libya, Sept. 25, 2011. Hannibal Gadhafi who has been held in Lebanon for more than seven years began a hunger strike Saturday, June 3, 2023, to protest his detention without trial, his lawyer said. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid al-Fergany, File)

Gadhafi’s son goes on hunger strike in Lebanon to protest detention without trial

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

In this Dec. 10 2007, photo, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, greets Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace, in Paris. French prosecutors are seeking to send former President Nicolas Sarkozy to trial on charges that he received millions in illegal campaign financing from the regime of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) **FILE**

French prosecutors seek trial for Sarkozy over Libya financing for 2007 campaign

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CORRECTS NAME OF TOWN TO SABHA -- FILE - Seif al-Islam is seen after his capture in the custody of revolutionary fighters in Zintan, Libya, Nov. 19, 2011. On Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, Libya's election agency said the son and one-time heir apparent of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi has announced his candidacy for the country’s presidential elections next month. The election agency said al-Islam submitted his candidacy papers Sunday in the southern town of Sabha. (AP Photo/Ammar El-Darwish, File)

Gadhafi’s son announces candidacy for president of Libya

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

Libya’s UN-supported government’s interior minister Fathi Bashagha is interviewed on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Tripoli Libya. Bashagha says he hopes that bringing stability to his war-torn country will become a top priority for the Biden administration. Bashagha also told The Associated Press he would be ready to take on the role of prime minister in a yet-to-be-formed unity government. (AP Photo/Hazem Turkia)

AP interview: Libyan minister hopes for support from Biden

By SAMER AL-ATRUSH - Associated Press

In this December 1988 file photo, a police officer walks past the wreckage in Lockerbie, Scotland, of Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York. Scotland's criminal appeals body said Wednesday, March 11, 2020, that the family of the Libyan man jailed for the 1988 bombing of an airliner over the Scottish town of Lockerbie can launch a posthumous appeal against his conviction. (AP Photo/File)

U.S. files new charges against Libyan bomber of Pan Am Flight 103

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct.29, 2020 file photo, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy attends a ceremony in Nice, southern France. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants authorities to drop an investigation into alleged illegal financing of his 2007 campaign by the regime of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. A French-Lebanese businessman this week backtracked on claims he made in 2016 that he had handed Sarkozy suitcases of Libyan cash (Valery Hache; Pool via AP, File)

France’s Sarkozy seeks closure of Libyan corruption case

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Libyan officials: Shelling at Tripoli’s only working airport

By BY SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2017 file photo, Libyan militia commander General Khalifa Hifter, top center, listens to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, bottom center, during their meeting in Moscow, Russia. Officials in Libya’s U.N.-backed administration say they plan to present evidence to Moscow of Russian mercenaries fighting alongside their adversary in their country’s war. Libyan officials say up to 800 fighters from the Russian private security contractor Wagner Group have joined the forces of Hifter, the commander of forces battling for months trying to capture Libya’s capital, Tripoli. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

Libyan officials collect evidence of Russian fighters in war

By MAGGIE MICHAEL - Associated Press

This image taken on a mobile phone on Wednesday July 3, 2019 shows the damage inside the detention center in Tripoli's Tajoura neighborhood after an airstrike. Libyan officials say an airstrike has struck a detention center for migrants in the capital, killing at least 40 people and wounding dozens. The airstrike was likely to raise further concerns about the European Union's policy of partnering with Libyan militias to prevent migrants from crossing the Mediterranean, which often leaves them at the mercy of brutal traffickers or stranded in squalid detention centers near the front lines. (AP Photo)

In Libya, a rogues’ gallery of militias

By RAMI MUSA and SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

In this Aug. 14, 2017, file photo, Libyan militia commander Gen. Khalifa Hifter meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

Families sue Libyan commander who once lived in Virginia

By MATTHEW BARAKAT - Associated Press

A vehicle and structure is damaged from fighting in the region of Tajoura , east of the Libyan capital Tripoli, Saturday, June 15, 2019. Humanitarian workers remain deeply concerned about the safety and well-being of some 3,700 refugees and migrants in detention centers that are already exposed to, or are located close to, active fighting. (AP Photo/Hamza Turkia, File)

Libya’s UN-backed government reclaims key town near Tripoli

By NOHA ELHENNAWY - Associated Press

FILE - This Sept. 21, 2018 file photo, shows fighters under the UN-backed government on the front lines during clashes in southern Tripoli. Libya is on the verge of an all-out war involving a rogues’ gallery of militias, many of which are little more than criminal gangs armed with heavy weapons. The self-styled Libyan National Army, led by Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter, launched a surprise offensive to retake Tripoli on April 5, 2019 from the transitional government supported by U.N. and Western nations led by Fayez Sarraj. (AP Photo/Mohamed Ben Khalifa, File)

In Libya, a rogues’ gallery of militias prepare for war

By RAMI MUSA and SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2011, file, photo, a Libyan revolutionary fighter runs for cover while attacking pro-Gadhafi forces in Sirte, Libya. Libya has been plunged into chaos again, with forces loyal to a polarizing military commander marching on the capital and trading fire with militias aligned with a weak U.N.-backed government.(AP Photo/Manu Brabo, File)

Q&A: Why fighting has again plunged Libya into chaos

By JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2017 file photo, Libyan militia commander General Khalifa Hifter meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia. The U.N. chief says he's worried about a major armed showdown in Libya and is urging warring factions to instead turn to dialogue. Forces loyal to Hifter, who commands the self-styled Libya National Army that's based in the country's east, took control overnight Wednesday April 3, 2019, of the town of Gharyan, 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Tripoli, without major clashes. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

Libyan army commander orders forces to march on Tripoli

By RAMI MUSA - Associated Press