Friday, February 1, 2013

Lockerbie Bombing Case To Be Re-Investigated?

The man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, died last year after returning to Libya. Photograph: Reuters TV

UK Police Investigating Lockerbie Cleared To Visit Libya For The First Time, Cameron Reveals During Latest Leg Of African Tour

* Prime Minister greeted by locals during walkabout in Martyr's Square
* Deal secured for officers from Dumfries and Galloway investigating 1998 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 to travel to Tripoli for the first time
* Mr Cameron promises to bolster police and army in the country amid concerns about security situation
* British special forces to train troops across Africa to deal with Al Qaeda

British detectives investigating the Lockerbie bombing are to travel to Libya for the first time.

Under a deal sealed by David Cameron on his surprise visit to Tripoli yesterday, officers from the Dumfries and Galloway force in Scotland will travel to the Libyan capital next month.

The team of detectives hope to track down the masterminds behind Britain’s worst ever terrorist atrocity, in which 270 people died in 1988 after the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie.

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More News On British Detectives Being Permitted To Investigate Possible Leads On The Lockerbie Bombing

British police to travel to Libya to investigate Lockerbie bombing
-- The Guardian
Lockerbie Police Will Visit Libya for First Time -- Bloomberg
Lockerbie bombing: Scottish police to visit Libya -- BBC
Lockerbie: Scottish police to visit Libya -- Scotsman
Lockerbie bombing: British detectives to fly to Libya for the first time
-- The Telegraph

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