The British discovery also came at just the right time - the us had threatened to sever intelligence links over the release of Lockerbie bomber al Megrahi.

英国的发现来的正是时候——美国曾经威胁因为释放洛克比空难投弹手阿尔·麦格里希，要断绝情报部门的联系。

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Mr. al-Megrahi, who maintains his innocence, has appealed his conviction twice.

迈格拉希坚持自己无罪，已经上诉了两次。

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The man, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was released from prison in Scotland two weeks ago on compassionate grounds.

迈格拉希两周前处于同情被苏格兰监狱释放。

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One of them,Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, was found guilty.

VOA: special.2011.02.26

Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of the Libyan leader, was among a jubilant crowd that welcomed Megrahi at the Tripoli airport on Thursday.

VOA: standard.2009.08.24

Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the only man convicted of bombing Pan-Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie,Scotland, posted the 353-pages of legal arguments on the Internet Friday.

VOA: standard.2009.09.19

The full truth about the bombing may have died with al Megrahi, who never provided details.

CNN: Lockerbie victims' families: Relief, anger

British authorities rejected that al Megrahi's release was tied to British business deals with Libya.

CNN: Lockerbie victims' families: Relief, anger

After the Gadhafi regime fell last year, U.S. officials renewed their call for al Megrahi's imprisonment.

CNN: Lockerbie victims' families: Relief, anger