11.   For years, European Union countries have refused to extradite suspects to countries with the death penalty unless they have been assured that the suspects will not face execution.

12.   Gadhafi has said they must be lifted before the suspects can be extradited.

13.   He had been in Mexico, which has been reluctant to extradite suspects to face trial in capital murder cases.

14.   How serious the charges are would depend on whether authorities would decide to try to extradite the suspect from another state, Wood said.

15.   If he refuses to make concessions, such as extraditing drug suspects, the US Congress will denounce him as uncooperative.

16.   If the prints match, the suspect can be extradited.

17.   Libya has refused to extradite suspects sought by the West, though it has contacted relatives of Pan Am victims in an effort to reach a settlement.

18.   Mexican authorities have long refused to extradite suspects facing the death penalty, but have recently expanded that to include those who could be sentenced to life in prison.

19.   Spain has applied familial pressure to drop the idea of military tribunals, by refusing to extradite suspects.

20.   State Department officials said they expected suspects to be extradited, but it was unclear how many or whom they would insist on.