The Lockerbie Case: Press coverage of new Megrahi appeal bid story

Monday 12 September 2016

Press coverage of new Megrahi appeal bid story

Many UK newspapers have picked up yesterday’s Sunday Post story about Khaled al-Megrahi’s intention to return to Scotland and seek a fresh appeal to clear his father’s name. The following are examples:

The Herald;

None of them adds anything of substance to the original Sunday Post coverage.

1 comment:

SM12 September, 2016
But _great_ that the news gets around.
Megrahi's son here - that means press, and pressure.
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