BERLIN, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A charity headed by the son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has offered compensation to relatives of the three victims of a 1986 Berlin disco bombing.
The Gaddafi International Foundation for Charitable Organizations, headed by Seif al-Islam al-Gaddafi, described the move as a "gesture of humanity," in a statement issued in Berlin, the BBC reported. The charity, which says it is independent from the Tripoli government, said its move implied no acceptance of responsibility for the disco attack.
The bombing of the La Belle nightclub, which was popular with U.S. servicemen, killed two American soldiers and a Turkish woman. About 250 people were injured. The attack was blamed on Libya by Washington and prompted American air strikes against two Libyan cities 10 days later.
On Aug. 14, Libya accepted responsibility for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, and agreed to pay up to $10 million to each of the families of the 270 victims.
