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Libya has paid $1.5bn into a compensation fund for US victims of terror attacks blamed on Tripoli in the 1980s, the US state department says. Libya has paid $1.5bn into a compensation fund for relatives of US victims of terror attacks blamed on Tripoli, the US state department says.
The fund was agreed in August by the US and Libya to settle all lawsuits. The fund was agreed in August by the US and Libya to settle remaining lawsuits.
The attacks include the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people and the 1986 bombing of a Berlin disco which killed three and wounded more than 200.The attacks include the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people and the 1986 bombing of a Berlin disco which killed three and wounded more than 200.
Under the deal, Libya did not accept responsibility for the attacks, but agreed to compensate victims.Under the deal, Libya did not accept responsibility for the attacks, but agreed to compensate victims.
Libya has already paid the families of Lockerbie victims $8m (£4m) each, but it owes them $2m more.Libya has already paid the families of Lockerbie victims $8m (£4m) each, but it owes them $2m more.
The attack on Berlin's La Belle disco - frequented by US army personnel - left three people dead and some 230 injured.The attack on Berlin's La Belle disco - frequented by US army personnel - left three people dead and some 230 injured.
As part of the August deal, the US agreed to pay $300m to Libyan victims of US air strikes ordered in retaliation for the disco bombing. The fund will also be used to compensate relatives of Americans who died in the bombing of a French airliner over Chad in 1989.
As part of the August deal, the US agreed to pay $300m to Libyan victims of US air strikes ordered in retaliation for the Berlin disco bombing.
Relations between Libya and the US improved in 2003, when Tripoli stopped working on weapons of mass destruction.
The decision led to the restoration of US diplomatic ties with Libya in 2006.
In turns, it was removed from America's list of countries sponsoring terrorism.