PC Yvonne Fletcher shooting: Libyan man arrested in UK

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A Libyan man has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder PC Yvonne Fletcher three decades ago.

PC Fletcher, 25, died after being shot while policing a demonstration outside the Libyan Embassy in London in 1984.

Scotland Yard described the arrest of the man, in his 50s, as a "significant development".

He was detained on Thursday morning in south-east England and is now in custody. He is also suspected of money laundering offences.

Two other Libyan nationals - a woman in her 40s and a man in his 30s - were also arrested on Thursday on suspicion of money laundering.

BBC

The staying power and perseverance of the police is to be commended.

[Lex]

If past form is anything to go by, if he's convicted he'll spend a few years in jail, get repatriated 'to complete his sentence in Libya on health grounds', be released almost immediately and end his years a national hero.