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Tue 08 Aug 2009Brown 'angry' at Megrahi reception
British prime minister Gordon Brown said today he was "angry and repulsed" by the rapturous reception given to Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset al-Megrahi on his return to Tripoli in Libya last week.
Mr Brown had not previously commented on Scottish authorities' release of Megrahi last week on compassionate grounds - a move that has drawn condemnation from the United States government and US relatives of victims. He said Britain was prepared to work with Libya to fight terrorism.
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