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Megrahi death closes ‘unfortunate chapter,' White House says

Reported by ABCNews.com on Sunday, 20 May 2012 (on May 20, 2012)

The White House said Sunday that the death of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi closed "an unfortunate chapter" that opened when Scotland freed the former Libyan intelligence officer on humanitarian grounds in 2009. "We have received confirmation from the Libyan government that Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi died earlier today," National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said in a statement. "Megrahi's death concludes an unfortunate chapter following his release from prison in 2009 on medical grounds--a move we strongly opposed. "As we have long said, we want to see justice for the victims of the Lockerbie bombing and their families," Vietor continued. "We will continue working with our new partners in Libya toward a full accounting of (slain Libyan strongman Moammar) Gadhafi's horrific acts." The bombing of the Dec. 21, 1988 Pan Am 103 transatlantic flight to New York from London as it flew over Lockerbie, Scotland...

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