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Lockerbie bomber loses freedom bid

THE Lockerbie bomber remained behind bars yesterday after losing his attempt to be freed from jail.

Lockerbie bomber loses freedom bid

Sat, 15 Nov, 2008 - 00:00

Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi applied for interim release from jail pending the outcome of an appeal against conviction.

But judges at the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh, Scotland, rejected the application from his defence team.

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