U.S. court orders Libya to pay $6 bln for bombing

The case stems from the suitcase bombing of a French UTA flight over the West African country of Niger, which killed 170 people on a flight from N'djamena to Paris.
The UTA attack was blamed on Tripoli and France convicted six Libyans in absentia.
"The estates of the seven United States citizens who perished aboard UTA Flight 772 are entitled to recover the present value of the economic losses resulting from their wrongful deaths, including wages, benefits and retirement pay over their life expectancy," U.S. District Judge Henry Kennedy wrote in a memorandum outlining the compensation to be awarded to the families.
Kennedy ruled in April 2007 that Libya was directly responsible for the UTA 772 bombing. A trial was held in August to determine the amount of damages Libya and its officials must pay the families and the owner of the airliner.
"This award proves that the rule of law will always prevail over state-sponsored terrorism," Stuart Newberger, a lawyer for the