London, 13 Aug-(ANA)-The Libyan man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing is likely to be freed on compassionate grounds next week, media reports say.
Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, who has terminal prostate cancer, is serving life for murdering 270 people when Pan Am flight 103 exploded in 1988.
Scottish ministers described the development as "complete speculation".
Kathleen Flynn, whose son died on the plane, said she was horrified the "terrorist" could be released.
She added that he showed no mercy as he planted his bomb and should "never qualify for anything compassionate".
American Susan Cohen, whose 20-year-old daughter Theodora also died, said: "Any letting out of Megrahi would be a disgrace. It makes me sick, and if there is a compassionate release then I think that is vile."
But Pamela Dix, from UK Families Flight 103, said there had been a "lack of justice" for the victims, which included her brother Peter.
She said she was "baffled" by much of the evidence in the trial that led to Megrahi's conviction in 2001. (ANA)
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