Two hundred seventy people were killed in the attack. Opposition Scottish Labor leader Iain Gray was blunt in his criticism of Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill, who made the call to allow Abdel Basset al-Megrahi to leave prison and return home to Libya on compassionate grounds because he is terminally ill.

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They were joined by SNP leader John Swinney, Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy First Minister Jim Wallace and Scottish Conservative Leader David McLetchie.

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But Labour's Scottish leader Johann Lamont was not happy.

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Ms Sturgeon went on to attack Johann Lamont, the Scottish Labour leader, for criticising a "something-for-nothing society" and Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson for claiming only 12% of households contribute to Scotland's wealth.

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