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Parents of Lockerbie Victim Want Gadhafi to Stand Trial

A couple who lost their son in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 are hoping that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi will stand trial for the terrorist attack now that U.S. officials are taking a fresh look at the case. "It's about time that the United States stood up and realized that this is a serious thing against...

Report: Ex-Minister Says Gadhafi Ordered Lockerbie Bombing

STOCKHOLM (AP) - Libya's ex-justice minister on Wednesday was quoted as telling a Swedish newspaper that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi personally ordered the Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people in 1988. "I have proof that Gadhafi gave the order about Lockerbie," Mustafa Abdel-Jalil was quoted as saying in an...

BP Lobbied Brits Ahead of Lockerbie Bomber Release

LONDON (July 15) -- Amid a new U.S. furor over trading a terrorist for commercial considerations, BP confirmed today that it had lobbied the British government in late 2007 over a prisoner transfer agreement with Libya prior to the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi. The London-based petroleum giant said...

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Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi Death: Calls For Inquiry Into Lockerbie Bomber's Conviction

More than 40 politicians, religious leaders and journalists have signed a letter calling for an independent inquiry into the Lockerbie bomber's conviction.

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05/24/12 Top prosecutor meets Libyan PM Source: Forfar Dispatch - Forfar - UK Scotland's top prosecutor has met the interim Libyan prime minister to discuss the continuing investigation into the Lockerbie bombing.
05/24/12 Top prosecutor meets Libyan PM Source: Stornoway Gazette Scotland's top prosecutor has met the interim Libyan prime minister to discuss the continuing investigation into the Lockerbie bombing.
05/24/12 Terror's persistent threat Source: Otago Daily Times The breaking news on Wednesday morning that a jetliner flying from Paris, France, to Charlotte, North Carolina, in the United States had to be diverted when a passenger was found to be exhibiting "suspicious behaviour" is a chilling reminder of terrorism's long and persistent reach.
05/24/12 View 'EU leaders meet in Brussels' Source: BBC Radio 1 David Cameron talks to President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso as Angela Merkel and other leaders met in Brussels to talk about the eurozone's debt crisis.
05/23/12 View 'Didier Drogba to leave Chelsea' Source: BBC Radio 1 Didier Drogba is to leave Chelsea this summer after eight years with the club.

Background on Abdel Baset al Megrahi

Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi (, ; 1 April 1952 – 20 May 2012) was a Libyan citizen, alleged former intelligence officer, former head of security for Libyan Arab Airlines and former director of the Centre for Strategic Studies in Tripoli, the capital of Libya.

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