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New Lockerbie bombing twist

As the Libyan accused of the Lockerbie bombing claims he was forced to make a false confession - the 麻豆社鈥檚 Dave Cowan tells Laura Miller what it could mean for his US trial.

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Abu Agila Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, aka Mas鈥檜d (pictured), who is accused of building the bomb that brought down an American airliner over Lockerbie in 1988, has claimed he was forced into making a false confession.

The 麻豆社鈥檚 Dave Cowan tells us what that could mean for his trial.

And with President Trump鈥檚 state visit coming to an end 鈥� could Scotland be left on the sidelines of one of the major deals?

Scotcast is the 麻豆社鈥檚 Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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