Britain dismissed suggestions of a link between the Lockerbie bomber's release and energy deals with Libya on Saturday, and the head of the U.S. FBI was quoted as saying the move gave comfort to terrorists.
London and Washington have condemned the "hero's welcome" given to Abdel Basset al-Megrahi on his return to Libya after being freed from a life sentence in a Scottish jail on compassionate grounds because he is dying of cancer.
"The idea that the British government, the Libyan government, would sit down and somehow barter over the freedom or the life of this Libyan prisoner and make it all part of some business deal...it's not only wrong, it's completely implausible and actually quite offensive," British Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said. Read more.