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Q&A: Lockerbie bomber controversy

Sep. 2, 2009
Lockerbie bomber Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi has been at the center of a furious controversy over his release from prison, forcing Prime Minister Gordon Brown to deny that London made a deal with Libya to set him free. Here, CNN explains the complicated case.
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LONDON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi was not released as part of an oil exploration deal with Libya, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says.
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EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond says there was no connection between the release of the Lockerbie bomber and British trade talks with Libya.

British no longer seen as 'crusaders'

TRIPOLI, Libya, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi says Scotland's release of the Lockerbie bomber means Arabs no longer see Britain as "crusaders" against Islam.
Report: Lockerbie bomber release canceled

Report: Lockerbie bomber release canceled

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Scotland has dropped plans to release Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi due to U.S. pressure, The Times of London reported Monday.

Lockerbie families upset by bomber visit

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Families of victims of the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing have expressed anger at the visit of a Scottish official to see of the convicted bomber, officials say.

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EDINBURGH, Scotland, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The Libyan intelligence agent serving a life sentence in Scotland for the bombing of a Pan Am plane has applied for bail pending appeal.

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Court mulls Lockerbie document options

EDINBURGH, Scotland, May 27 (UPI) -- Scotland's advocate general says he wants the country's appeals court to discuss a document related to the Lockerbie bomber case in a closed-door hearing.

Lockerbie bomber appeals to Europe court

LONDON, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Libyan spy Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, jailed for life in Scotland for the bombing of an American jetliner over Lockerbie in 1988, is appealing his convic

Judges reject Lockerbie bomber's appeal

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler