Officials From U.S. Assess Security

Four U.S. State Department officials arrived in Tripoli, Libya’s capital, on what is thought to be the first such visit since diplomatic ties were cut in 1981. The consular officers will assess Libya’s security to determine whether to recommend lifting a ban on travel by U.S. citizens to the country. They will study security at airports, hotels and hospitals and will confer with foreign diplomats, said a senior U.S. official in Washington who asked not to be named No meeting is planned with Libyan strongman Moammar Kadafi. The trip is opposed by some relatives of the victims in Pan Am Flight 103, which blew up in 1988 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people. Two Libyans are accused in the bombing.