By Sunday, when government officials finally felt safe enough to see the destruction, homes, businesses and vehicles were burned throughout the area.

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Moammar Gadhafi's North African state, which recently pledged to give up its weapons of mass destruction, ranks with Scandinavia and much of Eastern Europe as being relatively safe from terrorism, organized crime and political violence.

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