11.   He said a lack of spare parts because of the sanctions made it impossible for Libyan planes to carry the pilgrims.

12.   He said a lack of spare parts caused by the sanctions made it impossible for Libyan planes to carry the pilgrims.

13.   He said several foreign airlines operating in the kingdom have been alerted not to carry Nigerian pilgrims and those carrying them should take them back.

14.   He said that once it was determined that the plane was carrying pilgrims, it was allowed to proceed to Jiddah and the fighters returned to base.

15.   He said he carried two pilgrims to safety before it became too dangerous to enter the area.

16.   He said it was likely some buses carrying pilgrims would have passed over the culvert, located on a former front line.

17.   In Jiddah, an airport official said the government had no intention of turning back the sanctions-violating plane because it was carrying pilgrims.

18.   In the past, Gadhafi has defied the U.N. ban and sent planes carrying the pilgrims as a way to dramatize the effect of the sanctions.

19.   It also has sent planes to Saudi Arabia carrying Libyan pilgrims to the annual hajj.

20.   Last week, Libya defied the sanctions by sending two planes carrying pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.