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| Serving police officers from Northern Ireland have been travelling to Libya over the past two years to help train its police, the BBC has learned. | Serving police officers from Northern Ireland have been travelling to Libya over the past two years to help train its police, the BBC has learned. |
| A superintendent is there presently training the Libyan police in the use of forensics. | A superintendent is there presently training the Libyan police in the use of forensics. |
| The Northern Ireland police officers are seconded to the UK's National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA). | The Northern Ireland police officers are seconded to the UK's National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA). |
| During the Troubles, Libya supplied guns and explosives which the IRA used to kill police officers. | During the Troubles, Libya supplied guns and explosives which the IRA used to kill police officers. |
| In a statement, the PSNI said: "As is the case with most other police services in the UK, we currently have a number of PSNI officers seconded to the National Policing Improvement Agency. | |
| "There are agreed statutory processes on the international deployment of all police officers." | "There are agreed statutory processes on the international deployment of all police officers." |
| Some relatives of IRA victims have renewed their attempt to receive compensation from Libya following the release of the Lockerbie bomber, Libyan man Abdelbaset Ali Al Megrahi. | Some relatives of IRA victims have renewed their attempt to receive compensation from Libya following the release of the Lockerbie bomber, Libyan man Abdelbaset Ali Al Megrahi. |
| NPIA has confirmed that a number of Police Service of Northern Ireland officers have been involved with training the Libyan police over the past two years. | NPIA has confirmed that a number of Police Service of Northern Ireland officers have been involved with training the Libyan police over the past two years. |
| It also said officers from a range of UK police services have trained the Libyan police. | |