lockerbie bombing

U.K. Questions Release Of Lockerbie Bomber

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Thu, 07/22/2010 - 7:40am

British Prime Minister David Cameron resisted pressure in Washington this week to investigate possible links between energy giant BP and last year's release of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing.

But just about all parties involved in the affair are pointing fingers at one another.

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Scotland Still Defending Lockerbie Bomber Decision

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 08/25/2009 - 3:10am

The fallout from the decision to free the only man convicted in the Lockerbie bombing continues to grow. Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who's terminally ill, was freed from a Scottish prison last week on compassionate grounds.

Since then, there's been mounting criticism of those who made the decision to release the convicted bomber, especially the Scottish justice secretary.

NPR's Rob Gifford talks with Steve Inskeep about the fallout.