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Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies of cancer in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya – Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died at home in Tripoli Sunday, nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison to the outrage of the relatives of the attack's 270 victims.

Convicted Lockerbie bomber dies of cancer in Libya

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.

Lockerbie bomber dies of cancer in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya, May 20 (UPI) -- A former Libyan intelligence officer convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie airline bombing has died of cancer in the capital of Tripoli, his family said Sunday.

Convicted Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi dies of cancer in Libya, leaving questions unanswered

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. His name, Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, was little known compared to the single word that his deeds represented: Lockerbie.

Good riddance! Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi dies in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya — Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died at home in Tripoli Sunday, nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison to the outrage of the relatives of the attack's 270 victims...

Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing dies at 60

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.

Lockerbie bombing convict dies in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya - Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the only person convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing which killed 270 people, died on Sunday, May 21, almost 3 years after being freed from jail on compassionate grounds. "He died an hour ago," his brother Abdelhakim al-Megrahi told AFP, putting the ...

Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya -- The former Libyan intelligence officer Abdel Baset al Megrahi, who was convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died in Libya on Sunday, FOX News Channel confirmed.

Libya's NTC says Megrahi death will not shut Lockerbie file

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's National Transitional Council said on Sunday the death of Abdul Basset al-Megrahi, convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, will not end the government's investigation into the attack. "We would have liked to uncover more truths but his death will not shut the Lockerbie file," NTC spokesman Mohamed al-Harizy told Reuters. "The Libyan government will continue to ...

Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing dies

(The Associated Press) TRIPOLI, Libya — Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died at home in Tripoli Sunday, nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison to the outrage of the relatives of the attack’s 270 victims. He was 60.