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Al-Megrahi death denied

A LAWYER for Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi has denied a report he had died, two months after being freed from a Scottish jail.

Thu, 22 Oct, 2009 - 01:00

Sky News television, quoting unidentified sources, said there were reports that Megrahi had died.

He was freed from a Scottish prison and returned to Libya on August 20 on the grounds that he was dying of prostate cancer.

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