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| A protest is expected to take place when Colonel Muammar Gaddafi arrives to address the United Nations in New York. | A protest is expected to take place when Colonel Muammar Gaddafi arrives to address the United Nations in New York. |
| Relatives of the victims of the Lockerbie bombing are among those planning a demonstration as the Libyan leader speaks to the general assembly. | |
| The release of the Libyan man convicted of the 1988 attack over southern Scotland caused controversy in America. | |
| It also emerged that Prime Minister Gordon Brown was not planning to attend Colonel Gaddafi's speech. | |
| 'Completely unacceptable' | |
| Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, who is terminally ill, was freed on compassionate grounds by the Scottish government in August. | |
| On Wednesday, Mr Brown repeated his criticism of the jubilant welcome Megrahi received on his return to Libya and indicated he would not be attending Colonel Gaddafi's speech. | |
| "I don't think I will be there for that. I have made my views very clear to the Libyans," he told BBC Radio 5 live. | |
| "The way that Megrahi was received in Libya was completely unacceptable. I think it did a lot of damage to the Libyans' reputation in the international community." | |
| The controversy has heightened the sensitivity of the appearance of Col Gaddafi in New York. | |
| He delights in rubbing salt into our wounds, and he has already misled the UN as to his intentions Frank DugganVictims of Pan Am 103 | He delights in rubbing salt into our wounds, and he has already misled the UN as to his intentions Frank DugganVictims of Pan Am 103 |
| Original plans for him to stay at a five-acre plot in New Jersey were changed amid local opposition - many of the victims' relatives live in the state. | Original plans for him to stay at a five-acre plot in New Jersey were changed amid local opposition - many of the victims' relatives live in the state. |
| Instead the delegation has opted for a site in suburban New York. | Instead the delegation has opted for a site in suburban New York. |
| Attending the planned protest will be relatives of those killed in the Lockerbie bombing. | Attending the planned protest will be relatives of those killed in the Lockerbie bombing. |
| They will march to the UN compound alongside others affected by terrorist atrocities, including loved ones of those killed in the September 11 attacks in New York. | They will march to the UN compound alongside others affected by terrorist atrocities, including loved ones of those killed in the September 11 attacks in New York. |
| The president of the Victims of Pan Am 103, Frank Duggan, said they opposed the presence of the Libyan leader on US soil. | |
| He said: "We are planning a massive demonstration in New York City when Gaddafi will arrive here - objecting to the presence of the Libyan leader on the US soil. | |
| "I personally understand the motives of the US government in trying to bring Libya into the community of peaceful nations, but that does not mean that we have to roll out the red carpet for him to strut on. | "I personally understand the motives of the US government in trying to bring Libya into the community of peaceful nations, but that does not mean that we have to roll out the red carpet for him to strut on. |
| "He delights in rubbing salt into our wounds, and he has already misled the UN as to his intentions." | "He delights in rubbing salt into our wounds, and he has already misled the UN as to his intentions." |