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| The health of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi has worsened, his brother has told Reuters. | The health of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi has worsened, his brother has told Reuters. |
| Megrahi was freed on compassionate grounds from a Scottish jail in August, having been jailed for the 1988 attack which claimed 270 lives. | Megrahi was freed on compassionate grounds from a Scottish jail in August, having been jailed for the 1988 attack which claimed 270 lives. |
| A Reuters journalist said Megrahi, suffering from terminal cancer, was unable to talk due to a "sudden deterioriation" in his health. | A Reuters journalist said Megrahi, suffering from terminal cancer, was unable to talk due to a "sudden deterioriation" in his health. |
| Megrahi was weak when he appeared in front on journalists three days ago. | Megrahi was weak when he appeared in front on journalists three days ago. |
| "He is at a special ward at Tripoli Medical Centre. His condition has deteriorated rapidly since yesterday," his brother Abdenasser Megrahi told Reuters at the hospital. | "He is at a special ward at Tripoli Medical Centre. His condition has deteriorated rapidly since yesterday," his brother Abdenasser Megrahi told Reuters at the hospital. |
| "His situation is worrying." | "His situation is worrying." |
| Weak patient | Weak patient |
| His doctors confirmed the brother's statement but gave no further details, Reuters reported. | His doctors confirmed the brother's statement but gave no further details, Reuters reported. |
| UN urged to investigate | |
| On Wednesday, CNN reported that Megrahi looked "very weak, unable really to engage in what was going on around him, and coughing quite violently at times." | On Wednesday, CNN reported that Megrahi looked "very weak, unable really to engage in what was going on around him, and coughing quite violently at times." |
| He appeared on stage at the hospital in a wheelchair, wearing a mask, and attached to an intravenous drip, CNN reported. | He appeared on stage at the hospital in a wheelchair, wearing a mask, and attached to an intravenous drip, CNN reported. |
| The release of Megrahi, the only person convicted of the bombing, has outraged many, especially the relatives of those who died. | The release of Megrahi, the only person convicted of the bombing, has outraged many, especially the relatives of those who died. |
| US President Barack Obama expressed his "disappointment" about the release directly to UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. | US President Barack Obama expressed his "disappointment" about the release directly to UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. |