Lockerbie bomber freed from jail

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The Lockerbie bomber has left prison after he was freed on compassionate grounds by the Scottish Government. Libyan Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, was jailed in 2001 for the atrocity which claimed 270 lives in 1988. Megrahi, who has terminal prostate cancer, has returned to Libya. The World’s Laura Lynch will survey reaction from both sides of the Atlantic later today.(Audio available after 5PM Eastern). >>> Click here for a BBC slideshow: “Remembering Lockerbie.”