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Countries stand as one to find Lockerbie truth
Memorial held for victims of 1988 Pan-Am disaster

The governments of Britain, US and Libya vowed yesterday to co-operate to reveal "the full facts" of the Lockerbie bombing which killed 270 people.

A joint statement by the three administrations, released on the 25th anniversary of the tragedy, said: "We want all those responsible for this most brutal act of terrorism brought to justice and to understand why it was committed.

"We are committed to co-operate fully in order to reveal the full facts of the case."

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