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Clinton wants Megrahi back in Scottish jail

HILLARY CLINTON has called for the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing to be put back in a Scottish jail in the wake of Muammar Gaddafi's death.

rebuff: Clinton's demand has been rejected by the SNP. Picture: Reuters FireworkS: Women took over the streets of Misrata yesterday to celebrate Libya's liberation. Picture: EPA
rebuff: Clinton's demand has been rejected by the SNP. Picture: Reuters FireworkS: Women took over the streets of Misrata yesterday to celebrate Libya's liberation. Picture: EPA
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Kate Devlin UK political Correspondent

The US Secretary of State also said that America raised the issue of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi “in every meeting” with Libya’s new leadership.

Her comments came as tens of thousands of ordinary Libyans took to the streets yesterday as the country celebrated an official day of liberation from four decades of Gaddafi’s rule.