Lockerbie Bomber Is Buried Today .... And So Are His Secrets

Pallbearers carry the coffin of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi during his burial at a cemetery in Janzour, west of Tripoli, earlier today

Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi Is Dead. Now We'll Never Know The Truth About Lockerbie -- Robert Fisk, The Independent

As a former Libyan intelligence officer, Megrahi's hands were dirty.

So the old scoundrel has died. Midday Tripoli time, at his home, peacefully, Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, after a long struggle with cancer, "bravely borne" no doubt. But "scoundrel", nonetheless, not because he arranged the Lockerbie bombing – many have the gravest doubts he ever did – but because he was a member of Gaddafi's intelligence services and no-one who served the Great Leader as a "mukhabarat" agent had clean hands. If he was wrongly convicted, what did he do in the service of his master? Cliché time: his secret dies with him.

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More News On The Burial Of The Lockerbie Bomber Al-Megrahi

A private funeral and a desert grave: Al-Megrahi is buried (but has any hope of finding out the truth about Lockerbie died with him?) -- Daily Mail
Lockerbie doubts live on as bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi dies -- The Australian
Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi's funeral held -- BBC
Lockerbie bomber Megrahi buried at simple funeral in Libya -- The Guardian
Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi buried in Libya -- The Telegraph
Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya leaving unanswered questions -- Reuters
Lockerbie bomber dies in Libya -- L.A. Times
Lockerbie bomber dies but debate still rages -- Sydney Morning Herald
Death of Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi 'doesn't close the book' -- MSNBC
'I hope he rots in hell': Families of U.S. Lockerbie victims say bomber should have died in prison as they blast British government over his release -- Daily Mail
Lockerbie bomber Megrahi proved how well-brought up people can still commit atrocities -- Richard Spencer, The Telegraph
Analysis: death of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi changes very little -- Auslan Cramb, The Telegraph