Spain's Foreign Ministry says the country will freeze assets belonging to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime.

Spain's Foreign Ministry says the country will freeze assets belonging to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime. A ministry official says Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez told reporters of the freeze Wednesday en route to Tunis with Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. The official says the Libyan assets include a sprawling piece of land in Malaga in southern Spain.

Spain is acting in line with sanctions approved over the weekend by the UN Security Council. The EU has issued travel bans and an asset freeze against senior Libyan officials. Switzerland, Austria and Britain also have frozen Libyan assets.:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright holder.