Hero's Welcome for Bomber Who Slaughtered 270 ; a Shabby Political Deal Freed the Lockerbie Bomber On 'Compassionate' Grounds. As He Flew Home to Libya in Triumph Last Night, the Families of His 270 Victims Asked: Where's the Compassion for Us?

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THIS was the moment the Libyan convicted of the Lockerbie bombing flew home to a hero's welcome.

As thousands cheered, Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi was escorted down the steps of his plane by Saif Al-IslaGaddafi, son of the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

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Hero's Welcome for Bomber Who Slaughtered 270 ; a Shabby Political Deal Freed the Lockerbie Bomber On 'Compassionate' Grounds. As He Flew Home to Libya in Triumph Last Night, the Families of His 270 Victims Asked: Where's the Compassion for Us?

Earlier this month Saif Gaddafi met Lord Mandelson in Corfu, raising suspicions that a deal was being made to free 57-year-old Megrahi.

Yesterday Megrahi, who is dying of cancer, was freed on compassionate grounds by Scottish Justic...

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