World IN BRIEF : LIBYA : Arab Leaders Meet to Support Kadafi
The presidents of Egypt, Syria and Sudan gathered in Libya in what amounted to a show of solidarity with Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi in his confrontation with the West over a chemical plant in Rabta, 60 miles southwest of Tripoli. Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak, Syria’s Hafez Assad and Omar Hassan Bashir of Sudan were the first high-level visitors to Libya since Washington earlier this month revived allegations that chemical weapons were produced at the plant, which was damaged by a mysterious fire March 14. Libya has said the plant produced medicine.
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