Gaddafi to dismantle weapons of mass destruction

LIBYA’S leader Moammar Gaddafi last night promised to dismantle his country’s secret weapons of mass destruction programme, British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced.

Mr Blair said the move followed nine months of negotiations between British, US and Libyan officials.

He said Mr Gaddafi had confirmed he had been secretly seeking to develop weapons of mass destruction, including long-range ballistic missiles, but had approached Britain in March following successful negotiations over the Lockerbie downing of Pan Am flight 103 to see how the issue could be resolved.