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Megrahi meets justice minister in prison

SCOTTISH Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill met the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing in prison today as he considered a request for him to be transferred to Libya.

Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi has terminal prostate cancer and has also lodged a separate application for compassionate release.