Behave when in New York, Gaddafi told
Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi. Photo/REUTERS
NEW YORK, Thursday
US ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice has warned Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to be careful how he conducts himself on his forthcoming trip to New York.
Ms Rice said his visit to the UN General Assembly later this month had the potential to inflame US emotions.
The Libyan welcome given to the man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has caused widespread anger.
The Scottish and UK governments are also under fire over the release of the dying bomber on compassionate grounds.
Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi was freed last month, eight years into a life sentence.
The Scottish and UK governments are also under fire over the release of the dying bomber on compassionate grounds.
Senior US Senator Frank Lautenberg has called for a Congressional hearing into whether the release of Megrahi was influenced by the prospect of a lucrative oil contract.
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday insisted no deals were done over Megrahi, and said his release was a matter for the Scottish government.
Mr Brown did not refer to reports that Libyan officials were told by UK government officials that he did not want to see Megrahi die in prison. (BBC online)
