Scotland Frees Terminally Ill Lockerbie Bomber (ap)

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FILE - This is an undated file photo, issued by the Crown Office, of Abdel Baset al-l Megrahi, the Libyan man found guilty of the Lockerbie bombing, A Scottish court is expected on Tuesday Aug. 18, 2009 to decide whether the Libyan convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing can drop his appeal. The step could lead to his rapid release or a transfer back to a prison in his homeland. Scotland's government must decide whether to release al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds, transfer him to a Libyan prison, or keep him in prison in Scotland. (AP Photo/Crown Copyright) (AP Photo/ Crown Office, File )AP – Scotland’s government freed the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds Thursday, allowing him to die at home in Libya despite American protests that mercy should not be shown to the man responsible for the deaths of 270 people.

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