Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, the Libyan man convicted of blowing up a US airliner over Lockerbie in 1988, has been released from prison in Scotland on compassionate grounds and returned to his home country.
Megrahi is terminally ill with prostate cancer. His release, eight years into a life sentence, was ordered by the Scottish government, who said he probably had no more than three months to live.
Announcing his decision, Scottish Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill said relatives of Lockerbie victims could not be expected to forgive, but that Megrahi "now faces a sentence imposed by a higher power".
In a statement, Megrahi thanked prison staff, his medical team and the Scottish people and repeated his assertion that he was wrongfully convicted of the bombing in which 270 died.
His release has been greeted angrily by many, including the families of those who died on Flight PA 103, and a small group of protesters jeered as Megrahi was driven from prison.
Most of the victims were American and the US has strongly condemned Megrahi's release, with President Barack Obama saying it had been "a mistake".
Mr Obama said Megrahi should not be given a hero's welcome on his return to Libya, but a large crowd gathered at the airport in Tripoli to greet his plane.
Several hundred people gathered to greet him when his plane touched down in Tripoli, where he will spend his final days.
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