British govt denies 'trade deal' to free Lockerbie bomber
The British Foreign Office is strongly denying claims that the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Al Megrahi was linked to trade agreements between Britain and Libya.
Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif is reported to have said that the decision to free Megrahi from a Scottish prison was tied to a deal between the UK and oil-rich north African state.
