Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the sole man convicted of the 1988 Pan Am jetliner bombing, killing 270 innocent people is enjoying his freedom while rejoicing with family members. In the photo, he is holding hands with Seif al-Islam (right) who is the son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhaif. Megrahi shows no remorse, while family members are reliving the death of their loved ones.
Megrahi, 57, gaunt and graying, was freed from a Scottish prison last week and proclaims his innocence. "This was my hope and wish - to be back with my family before I pass away, I always believed I would come back if justice prevailed."
Megrahi was allowed to return to Libya because he is said to only have months left to live due to prostate cancer. He will also be celebrated at the 40th anniversary of the military coup that swept Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafito power next month.
The Pan Am bomber was greeted by thousands of Libyans cheering, waving flags and throwing flower petals at Tripoli's airport as he arrived home.
U.S. President Barack Obama criticized this as "highly objectionable." FBI director Robert Mueller wrote in a letter to Scottland's government, "Your action makes a mockery of the grief of the families who lost their own on December 21, 1988." Mueller also said "Megrahi's release would give comfort to terrorists all over the world."
This mass killer is released and being celebrated as the friends and family members of all 270 people killed in the 1988 disaster mourn.