However, he told relatives how the sister of one of the victims was not convinced that Megrahi had committed the crime and how a four-judge commission from the Organisation of African Unity has criticised the conviction.

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She said that, four years later, the award still contributes to a feeling of unity among the agency's more-than 2, 000 employees who come from over 100 different countries.

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Soon after, the United Nations called for Sudan to halt the aerial bombings after what it described as four morning attacks, including one on the capital of oil-rich Unity state.

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