White House 'regrets' release of Lockerbie bomber
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The White House said it "deeply regrets" a Scottish decision to release the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds.
Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill said Abdel Baset al-Megrahi's condition had deteriorated from prostate cancer. Al-Megrahi had only served some eight years of a life sentence, but MacAskill said he was bound by Scottish values to release him. (AP)
