See #12 and #13.
The plot thickens ...
Libyan controversy adds to BP's woes
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By Steven Mufson Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, July 16, 2010
BP faced a new outcry Thursday about whether the Scottish and British governments sought to smooth BP's oil exploration contract talks with Libya by releasing prisoners, including the man convicted of bombing the Pan Am plane that went down over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988. The bombing killed 270 people, including 189 Americans.
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"BP told the U.K. government that we were concerned about the slow progress that was being made in concluding a prisoner transfer agreement with Libya," BP said.