**The son of Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi has said his country will resist demands from the families of IRA victims for compensation.**Saif al-Islam Gaddafi said any claims for compensation based on Libya’s supply of explosives to the IRA would be a matter for “the courts”.
He told Sky News: “They have their lawyers, we have our lawyers.”
On Sunday, the relatives welcomed the Gordon Brown’s decision that the UK would support bids for compensation.
Mr Gaddafi’s comments came hours after Mr Brown announced that he was setting up a dedicated Foreign Office team to assist the IRA families’ victims.
Speaking about the looming British attempts to claim compensation, the Libyan leader’s son said: “Anyone can knock on our door. You go to the court.”
And when asked if his answer to the compensation demand would be “no” in the first instance, he replied: “Of course.”