Lockerbie bombing police set to visit Libya

POLICE investigating the Lockerbie bombing will visit Libya for the first time since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, David Cameron has said.

He revealed Libya has granted permission during a joint press conference in Tripoli with his Libyan counterpart Ali Zeidan.

“I am delighted that the Dumfries and Galloway Police team will be able to visit your country to look into the issues around the Lockerbie bombing.”

The officers are expected to travel to Libya in March. It will be the first time police have been allowed to visit as part of the probe.

The move follows months of behind-the-scenes talks. Mr Cameron pointed out that police investigating the murder of Pc Yvonne Fletcher had been able to come to Tripoli three times since the revolution.

That would have been “unthinkable” when Gaddafi was in power, he added.