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| British police to travel to Libya to investigate Lockerbie bombing | British police to travel to Libya to investigate Lockerbie bombing |
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| British police will be allowed to travel to Libya to investigate the Lockerbie bombing, David Cameron has confirmed. | British police will be allowed to travel to Libya to investigate the Lockerbie bombing, David Cameron has confirmed. |
| For the first time officers from the Dumfries and Galloway force in Scotland will visit Tripoli in the next two months to discuss how the investigation into the worst terrorist atrocity on British soil should proceed. | For the first time officers from the Dumfries and Galloway force in Scotland will visit Tripoli in the next two months to discuss how the investigation into the worst terrorist atrocity on British soil should proceed. |
| The bombing occurred in 1988 and the prime suspect, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, died after returning to Libya. He had been released in 2009 on compassionate grounds by the Scottish government owing to his ill health. | The bombing occurred in 1988 and the prime suspect, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, died after returning to Libya. He had been released in 2009 on compassionate grounds by the Scottish government owing to his ill health. |
| Officers from London will also visit Tripoli to investigate the murder of PC Yvonne Fletcher in 1984. | Officers from London will also visit Tripoli to investigate the murder of PC Yvonne Fletcher in 1984. |
| The prime minister said on Thursday: "What we want to achieve is justice and a full uncovering of the facts" in these cases. He added: "The good news is people are grateful for Britain's role in helping them to get rid of Gaddafi, who was a brutal dictator. | The prime minister said on Thursday: "What we want to achieve is justice and a full uncovering of the facts" in these cases. He added: "The good news is people are grateful for Britain's role in helping them to get rid of Gaddafi, who was a brutal dictator. |
| "He didn't just brutalise the people of Libya, he gave Semtex to the IRA, he helped blow up that plane over Lockerbie – he did dreadful things as far as Britain is concerned – and we should be proud we played a role in getting rid of him." | "He didn't just brutalise the people of Libya, he gave Semtex to the IRA, he helped blow up that plane over Lockerbie – he did dreadful things as far as Britain is concerned – and we should be proud we played a role in getting rid of him." |
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