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 TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - A Libyan court decided Tuesday to rule in May on an appeal by five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor sentenced to death after being convicted of infecting more than Libyan 400 children with HIV-contaminated blood.
Human rights groups have accused the Libyan government of concocting the charges to cover up unsafe practices in its hospitals and clinics, and the United States, Europe and Bulgaria have pressed Libya to free the medics.
In the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, about 100 supporters of the nurses gathered in front of the Libyan Embassy to demand their release.
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