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Salmond on the defensive in face of American backlash

First Minister Alex Salmond last night was desperately trying to limit a damaging backlash from the United States after the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing was given a hero�s welcome when he arrived in Libya.

First Minister Alex Salmond last night was desperately trying to limit a damaging backlash from the United States after the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing was given a hero's welcome when he arrived in Libya.