News Alert: AP: Libyan convicted in 1988 Lockerbie bombing has died

	Sunday, May 20, 2012 9:43:11 AM NEWS ALERT AP: Libyan convicted in 1988 Lockerbie bombing has died Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died Sunday nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison to the outrage of the relatives of the attack's 270 victims. He was 60. Scotland released al-Megrahi on Aug. 20, 2009, on compassionate grounds to let him return home to die after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. At the time, doctors predicted he had only three months to live. Read more at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/son-says-libyan-who-was-convicted-in-1988-lockerbie-bombing-but-later-released-has-died/2012/05/20/gIQAVuDxcU_story.html Or visit washingtonpost.com. SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-MAIL CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071  ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy