Many of the victims’ families believe Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was set up and the Scottish authorities have promised that the investigation is not over.
David Cameron has dismissed any UK inquiry into the Lockerbie plane bombing, following the death of convicted bomber Abdel Basset al-Megrahi in Libya.
The former intelligence officer convicted of bombing a flight over Lockerbie, Scotland – which killed 270 people – has died, says his brother.
The Libyan convicted for the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing, which killed 270 people, has been hospitalised unconscious and in a critical condition.
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/ 1 February 2011
A British minister advised the Libyan government how to secure the early release of the Lockerbie bomber, a newspaper reported on Monday.
Saif Gadaffi says it was "not a secret" Libyans were linking oil and trade deal with bid to get Abdelbasset al-Megrahi released.
The Lockerbie bomber was set on Tuesday to formally apply to drop his appeal, a move which could open the way for his transfer back to Libya.
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/ 21 December 2008
Britain commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Lockerbie bombing on Sunday.
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/ 18 December 2008
UK will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Lockerbie bombing on Sunday, recalling with horror the night a US-bound jet was blown out of the sky.
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/ 10 November 2008
The US said on Sunday it has begun transferring more than -million in Libyan money to the families of American victims of the Lockerbie bombing.