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Megrahi's lawyer calls for 'truth to be told' as Lockerbie bomber case referred for appeal

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Abdelbaset al-Megrahi's lawyer Aamer Anwar - the only person convicted for the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 - says he will "fight robustly any attempts not to disclose information to the defense". This comes as the Scottish body responsible for investigating possible miscarriages of justices says it has referred his case for appeal. SOUNDBITE

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