BBC NEWS - Saturday, 22 December, 2001
All the defendants - as well as nine Libyans facing similar charges - have pleaded not guilty.
The prosecution alleges the children were deliberately treated with blood products contaminated with HIV at a hospital in Benghazi.
The indictment said the action was part of a conspiracy by foreign intelligence to undermine Libya's security and its role in the Arab world.
The case has stirred up deep passions in Bulgaria, and the country's Foreign Minister, Solomon Passy, is in Tripoli to discuss the trial and await the result.
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