Anger over Lockerbie bomber release reports
Anger was growing among US relatives of Lockerbie bombing victims today over the possible imminent release of the man convicted of the atrocity.
The Scottish government insisted no decision has yet been taken to free Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, who has terminal prostate cancer.
But there was mounting speculation that Megrahi, who is serving a life term with a minimum of 27 years, could go free on compassionate grounds as early as next week, in time for the start of Ramadan.
He was convicted in 2001 by a Scottish court sitting in the Netherlands of the Pan Am Flight 103 airline bombing in 1988, which claimed 270 lives.
The Scottish government is considering a request by Megrahi to be released on compassionate grounds. Another application has been made for him to be transferred to serve the rest of his sentence in a Libyan jail.
