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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CourtsLockerbie bomberPlace: USPlace: LondonPlace: New YorkPlace: DumfriesPlace: GallowayPlace: BritainPlace: Camp ZeistPlace: NetherlandsPlace: EdinburghPlace: LibyaPlace: TripoliPlace: LockerbiePlace: Greenock PrisonPlace: ScotlandPlace: UKPerson: Al-MegrahiPerson: Abdelbaset al-MegrahiPerson: AbdulhakimPerson: KhaledPerson: MegrahiPerson: secretaryPerson: Kenny MacAskillPerson: Barack ObamaPerson: Hillary ClintonPerson: prime ministerPerson: David CameronPerson: Nelson MandelaPerson: Archbishop Desmond TutuPerson: # David Ben-AyreahPerson: MacAskillPerson: DrPerson: Andrew FraserPerson: Foreign SecretaryPerson: William HaguePerson: Roger KirbyEvent: 1988 Lockerbie bombingOrganisation: ReutersOrganisation: British Foreign OfficeOrganisation: Court of Criminal AppealOrganisation: Scottish Prison ServiceOrganisation: Scottish governmentOrganisation: The Prostate Centre
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