Obama: mistake to let Megrahi fly home to die

The Lockerbie bomber left Britain a free man today after being released on compassionate grounds – a decision US president Barack Obama labelled a “mistake”.

Obama: mistake to let Megrahi fly home to die
Thu, 20 Aug, 2009 - 20:00

The Lockerbie bomber left Britain a free man today after being released on compassionate grounds – a decision US president Barack Obama labelled a “mistake”.

Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, who has terminal prostate cancer, was allowed to leave prison to go home to die.

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