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Most islanders are equally apprehensive about the intentions of Libya, which has bought 370 acres of lava rock near the island's east shore. Among the most militant of the Arabs, the Libyans boggled Pantellerian minds by announcing plans to build a 2,000-bed tourist center, complete with a heliport on the island. Some suspicious souls, both at home and on the Italian mainland, are afraid that Pantelleria may be invaded by Arab tourists carrying something more dangerous than cameras. A Social Democratic member of Parliament recently demanded that the government explain why Libya had purchased "the most...
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