Scottish Govt Defends Lockerbie Bomber’s Release (ap)

Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill, right, talks as First Minister Alex Salmond looks on as the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland is recalled for debate and questions following the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi Monday Aug. 24, 2009. Scotland's government has defended itself against unrelenting criticism from the United States over the decision to free the Pan Am Flight 103 bomber on compassionate grounds. (AP Photo/David Cheskin/PA Wire)AP – Scotland’s justice minister on Monday doggedly defended his much-criticized decision to free the Lockerbie bomber but said Libya had broken a promise by giving the convicted terrorist a hero’s welcome.

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