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Lockerbie Bomber Dies in Tripoli
RIA Novosti The only person convicted in the case of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing above Scotland that killed 270 people has died aged 60 at his home in Libya, the BBC reported. A Dutch court convicted Abdelbaset al-Megrahi in 2001. A former Libyan intelligence … |
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Lockerbie families still seek answers from Libya
Broadcast Newsroom Their 800-page report prompted an appeal on al-Megrahi's behalf, but by then his fate was in the hands of politicians in London, Tripoli and Edinburgh, all of whom jockeyed for position as Libya rebuilt its ties with Britain and al-Megrahi's health … |
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Lebanese troops kill two anti-Assad leaders
Scotsman The main coastal highway north of Tripoli had also been blocked by enraged residents. Many Sunni Muslims in Lebanon's north sympathise with Syria's Sunni-led uprising against Mr Assad and say that the Lebanese army is taking orders from Damascus. |
 Fort Worth Star Telegram |
Lockerbie bomber dies 3 years after his release
Fort Worth Star Telegram By Adel Omran and Hamza Hendawi AP TRIPOLI, Libya — He was the embodiment of one of modern Libya's darkest chapters — a man synonymous with horrifying scenes of wreckage, broken families and a plane that fell out of the sky a generation ago. |
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Al-Megrahi funeral to take place
Telegraph.co.uk More than 100 young relatives and friends of the large Megrahi family gathered outside the villa built for him by the Gaddafi regime in Hay Damascus, a smart inner suburb of Tripoli, in preparation for the funeral, which is expected to take place on … |
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Death sparks fresh anger over release
Herald Scotland FINAL DAYS: Megrahi being tended by daughter Ghada at the family home in Tripoli. The White House said his death would not end the quest for justice for the families of the 270 people killed when the Pan Am airliner was blown up over Scotland in 1988. |
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Poverty Fuels Clashes in Lebanon
Inter Press Service By Zak Brophy TRIPOLI, Lebanon, May 21, 2012 (IPS) – Age-old battlegrounds in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli have descended into violence once again. While the events are highly disturbing they are not necessarily surprising for Lebanon's residents … |
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Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi dies of cancer in Libya
Belfast Telegraph By Kim Sengupta The only person ever convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, has died from cancer in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. He had spent the last two years and nine months there after being freed from prison in Scotland. |
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Convicted Lockerbie bomber dies of cancer in Libya
Arizona Daily Star In the months ahead of his release, Tripoli put pressure on Britain, warning that if the ailing al-Megrahi died in a Scottish prison, all British commercial activity in Libya would be cut off and a wave of demonstrations would erupt outside British … |
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Lockerbie bomber dies, nearly 3 years after prison release
Detroit Free Press By Adel Omran and Lee Keath AP TRIPOLI, Libya — Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a former Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person convicted in the 1988 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, died at home Sunday in Tripoli, nearly three years after he … |