Reuters: Britain arrests Libyan for 1984 murder of policewoman Yvonne Fletcher
* Unarmed officer shot dead outside Libya's UK embassy
* Police say arrest marks turning point of 31-year inquiry
* Global appeal for help in tracing witnesses (Adds further details, statement from family)
LONDON, Nov 19 British police said they had arrested a Libyan man on Thursday over his suspected role in the murder of unarmed policewoman Yvonne Fletcher, who was shot dead outside the Libyan embassy in London in 1984.
Fletcher, who was 25 and had joined the police aged 19, was hit in the back by a shot fired from the embassy while she was policing a demonstration by Libyan dissidents against Muammar Gaddafi, who then ruled the North African country.
The shooting triggered an 11-day siege of the building by London's Metropolitan Police, the deportation of 30 Libyans in the embassy and the severing of diplomatic ties between London and Tripoli.
WNU Editor: When this story broke out I was being trained/educated to be a diplomat. I was personally disgusted with how the Libyans behaved. Gaddafi and the people he supported and promoted .... especially in the diplomat corp .... when I met them I was never impressed ... doubly so after this incident. But after 31 years there is now a break in the case .... and I hope the family can gain some closure. On a side note .... what strikes me about this story is that the Libyan who has now been arrested made the decided for some reason to return to England. Something tells me that there is more to this case than what they are telling us.
More News On An Arrest Being Made In The 1984 Murder Of Policewoman Yvonne Fletcher
PC Yvonne Fletcher shooting: Libyan man arrested in UK -- BBC
The moment Pc Yvonne Fletcher collapsed after being shot in the back: Detectives release new footage of policewoman falling to the ground outside Libyan embassy in 1984 as they arrest a man over her murder -- Daily Mail
Libyan man arrested over 1984 murder of policewoman Yvonne Fletcher -- Independent.ie
Libyan Arrested for Gaddafi Attack on London That Killed Police Officer Yvonnne Fletcher -- Daily Beast
How Yvonne Fletcher's killer was allowed to 'go free' for 30 years -- The Guardian
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