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Article: Scottish justice minister frees Lockerbie bomber
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- August 20, 2009
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Scotland's justice minister has freed the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds _ despite protests from the United States.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) _ The only man ever convicted in the bombing of a Pan Am jet over Lockerbie, Scotland, was to learn Thursday whether he will be freed on compassionate grounds and allowed to return to Libya or die in a British prison.
British television networks Sky News and the BBC reported Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who has terminal prostate cancer, will be released. Neither network cited sources for its reports.
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