Sunday 8 August 2010

Cardinal attacks US over Lockerbie bomber reaction


The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland has made an outspoken attack on the United States over the release of the Lockerbie bomber. Cardinal Keith Patrick O'Brien said the Scottish government was right to free Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi last year on compassionate grounds. He backed the Scottish Government's decision not to give evidence to American senators investigating Megrahi's release.

(read more at BBC News)

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