Commenting on reports that Abdelbaset al-Megrahi has died, Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Willie Rennie said:

"Although this is an end to a chapter of one of the worst terrorist events in Scotland there should be no celebration that Abdelbaset al-Megrahi has died.

"Instead it should act as spur to establish the facts, including whether crucial forensic evidence was withheld from the trial.”