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>> no, no. >> -- the deal is ratified. >> i'm sorry, but no. we signed the agreement in 2007. we started negotiations of the agreement maybe since 2004. the agreement was signed in 2007. megrahi was not released until 2009 sometime. it was a long time. but you see the people are saying things which are not true. >> all right. that explanation may sound hollow to relatives of the victims of the pan am bombing. the brother of one of the victims said he wants the bomber back in jail. he spoke with susan candiotti. >> sorry about that. >> reporter: for brian flynn whose brother j.p. was among the ...

The british government is apologizing for releasing the lockerbie bomber, a terrorist that some suspect may have walked out of prison with the help of oil giant bp. abdel al megrahi served only eight years of a life sentence for the bombing of pan am flight 103. 270 people died in the 1988 attack. 189 of them americans. just yesterday, bp admitted discussing a prisoner transfer agreement with the uk in order to further its oil interests in libya. so was a terrorist released because it was good for business? brianna keilar reports. >> reporter: three months to live. that's how long scottish aut...

Of the people that were killed in that flight. the counterargument that they were making yesterday was the bush administration and the britts felt they should come clean on nukes and chemical weapons and taken off the terror list but that doesn't mean the other counterargument would mean they should get away with murder of more than 200 people. 270 people, guys. >> unbelievable. >> it's really sick. >> that bp statement is unbelievable. it is one of the most lawyered press release communication press release and it will insight people. >> andrea mitchell, great to see you. we will be watching ...

Ruptured well. >> i don't think that cap is going to work. >> you need to stop. wile see it -- believe it when we see it. yesterday the federal government gave the company permission to start test ago tighter fitting lid to see if it can withstand pressure and collect the gushing oil. bp is preparing an isolated leak near the top of the cap. meanwhile, new details about who bp played a role in last year's release of the only man convicted in the 1988 bombing of pan am flight 103. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondents andrea mitchell is in washington with the details on that. andrea, we ha...

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