Last year the ambulance service apologised to the family of 54-year-old Andrew Clarkson, who died of a heart attack after a fire crew were sent to help him.

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In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 passengers and crew aboard in an attack that was later linked to Libya.

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The crew asked for permission to attack the structure, which they said appeared abandoned.

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