Criticism of Bomber Deal Rejected by Libya
Libya has rejected foreign criticism over its purchase of Soviet bombers, saying colonialist forces were spreading lies.
A political commentary distributed by the official news agency JANA did not comment explicitly on East-West arguments over the past few days on whether Libya has acquired bombers that could attack Israel.
The Soviet Union says it sent kits to build six bombers with a top range of 300 miles. The United States says Libya is getting up to 15 SU-24Ds jets which, even without midair refueling, could reach Israel 700 miles away.
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