CNN 2011-08-31

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Let me just make one thing absolutely clear. The Libyans of course were raising the case on Megrahi all the way along, not just with me but with everybody. Its a major national concern for them. But as I used to say to them, I mean I dont have the po

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-08-21

Good morning. The only man to be convicted of the Lockerbie bombing is back home in Libya after being released from the Scottish prison. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was freed on compassionate grounds, he has terminal cancer, al-Megrahi was jailed for blowi

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AP 2011-08-31

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By Sonja Pace London 28 June 2007 A jailed Libyan intelligence officer has won the right to appeal his conviction in the downing of an American airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988. A judicial review panel now says he may have been wrongly convi

VOA标准英语2009年-Scottish Law Chief Denounces Convicted Loc

By Tom Rivers London 19 September 2009 Abdel Baset al-Megrahi in his room, in Tripoli international hospital, Libya, 09 Sep 2009 Scotland's chief prosecutor has denounced convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi for posting the first of hun

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Years of careful negotiation to repair relations between Libya and its former adversaries, Britain and the United States, have threatened to unravel because of the welcome home given to convicted Lockerbie bomber, Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi. The is

Report: Former British Government Helped Libya Prepare Appea

Prime Minister David Cameron says the former British government did not disclose the full facts surrounding the release of the only man convicted in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am plane over Scotland. A report says the British government at the time of

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By Jennifer Glasse London 27 October 2009 A memorial stone for the victims of Pan-Am flight 103 iin a garden of remembrance near the village of Lockerbie, Scotland, Nov. 2008 Scottish police have just announced they are looking into evidence surroun

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For the first time since the release last week of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi from a Scottish prison and his return to Libya, Britain's prime minister has addressed the issue publicly. Opposition politicians say Prime Mini

VOA标准英语2009年-Libyan Lockerbie Bomber Could be Released

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VOA标准英语2009年-London Condemns Reception Lockerbie Bomber

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Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi has defied strong criticism from the UK and the US by meeting Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi on Libyan TV. The pair were shown embracing and talking, while Col Gaddafi also spoke to Megrahi's family. The Sco

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By Jennifer Glasse London 20 October 2009 In 1988, an American airliner flying from London to New York exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people. A Libyan man was the only person convicted of involvement, and he was released in late Augu

Anger at Lockerbie bomber welcome

Relatives of those who died in the bombing of a US plane over Lockerbie voiced anger as the man convicted（定罪） of the attack was welcomed home in Libya. Crowds in Tripoli greeted Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, after he was freed from prison on compas