More than 200 people gathered Sunday in a northern New Jersey town to tell Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi that he's not welcome in their community.Gov. Jon Corzine was among those attending the event in Englewood, where the Libyan government has been renovating an estate ahead of Gadhafi's first U.S. visit, scheduled for next month. Gadhafi had been expected to pitch a ceremonial Bedouin-style tent on the grounds, but officials say those plans have been scrapped.Gadhafi is unwelcome in New Jersey, which lost 38 residents in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The attack, which killed 270 people, is widely believed to be the work of Libyan intelligence.Speaking at the rally, Corzine called the Lockerbie bombing a precursor to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, noting New Jersey and New York suffered disproportionately in both incidents.
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Libyan leader slammed at NJ rally
More than 200 people gathered Sunday in a northern New Jersey town to tell Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi that he's not welcome in their community.
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