February 7, 1986

Social/Economic/Political

Arab World: Col. Mu'ammar Qadhdhafi has ordered his air force to intercept any Israeli civilian plane within range over Mediterranean and force it to land in Libya [NYT, LAT 2/8]. Christian Science Monitor reports Syria has threatened to retaliate at the time and place of its own choosing for Israeli interception of Libyan airliner [CSM 2/7].