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Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi dead, says brother

Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the Libyan man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, has died, according to his brother.

Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi dead, says brother

Sun, 20 May, 2012 - 14:57

Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the Libyan man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, has died, according to his brother.

He died at home after a long battle with cancer, his brother Abdulhakim told Reuters news agency today.

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Courts Lockerbie bomber Place: US Place: London Place: New York Place: Dumfries Place: Galloway Place: Britain Place: Camp Zeist Place: Netherlands Place: Edinburgh Place: Libya Place: Tripoli Place: Lockerbie Place: Greenock Prison Place: Scotland Place: UK Person: Al-Megrahi Person: Abdelbaset al-Megrahi Person: Abdulhakim Person: Khaled Person: Megrahi Person: secretary Person: Kenny MacAskill Person: Barack Obama Person: Hillary Clinton Person: prime minister Person: David Cameron Person: Nelson Mandela Person: Archbishop Desmond Tutu Person: # David Ben-Ayreah Person: MacAskill Person: Dr Person: Andrew Fraser Person: Foreign Secretary Person: William Hague Person: Roger Kirby Event: 1988 Lockerbie bombing Organisation: Reuters Organisation: British Foreign Office Organisation: Court of Criminal Appeal Organisation: Scottish Prison Service Organisation: Scottish government Organisation: The Prostate Centre

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