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Old Wounds: 1988 Lockerbie Bomber May Be Released

Convicted airline bomber Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, now suffering from terminal cancer, is expected to be released from his life sentence on compassionate grounds. The Takeaway speaks with Susan Cohen, mother of 20-year old victim Theodora Cohen.

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Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi was convicted of bombing Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, and sentenced to life in prison in a Scottish jail. Now suffering from terminal cancer, he is expected to be released on compassionate grounds next week. How are the families of the victims reacting to the news? The Takeaway speaks with Susan Cohen, mother of 20-year old victim Theodora Cohen and co-author of Pan Am 103: The Bombing, the Betrayals, and a Bereaved Family’s Search for Justice.

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