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Release of Lockerbie bomber was a mistake, British government says

The British government called the freeing of the Lockerbie bomber a "mistake" Friday amid renewed questions over his release.

Britain's ambassador to the United States, Nigel Sheinwald, said the government believes it was wrong to let Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi out of prison in August 2009 and return to his native Libya, but it was a decision taken by the Scottish executive, not the British government.

Scotland has its own government that is responsible for most of the day-to-day issues in the country, including the justice system. Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill freed al Megrahi after doctors concluded he had terminal prostate cancer and three months to live.

The ambassador's statement came a day after the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee announced it will hold a hearing July 29 to examine al Megrahi's release....

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