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Libya praises Megrahi decision

Colonel Gaddafi has had a face to face meeting with the Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi. The Libyan leader praised the Scottish authorities for what he called their "courage" to release him from jail.

Earlier, Britain and the United States rebuked Libya after Megrahi received a jubilant welcome when he got off the plane in Tripoli - Washington described the images as "disgusting".

Laura Kuenssberg reports.

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