Lockerbie break-in evidence 'lost'

New evidence has emerged which could throw doubt on the conviction of Libyan Abdelbaset Al Megrahi, found guilty of murder for his part in the Lockerbie bomb blast, it was reported today.

A security guard at Heathrow Airport told police that Pan Am’s baggage area was broken into on December 21, 1988, some 17 hours before the airline’s Flight 103 took off for New York, The Mirror newspaper said.