Lockerbie bomber decision to be announced tomorrow

The fate of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi will be announced tomorrow, the Scottish Government said today.

Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has made his decision and will announce his decision on whether Megrahi, terminally ill with prostrate cancer, will return to Libya.

Mr MacAskill will make the announcement at 1pm at the Scottish government’s ministerial headquarters in Edinburgh.