UK : The British Foreign Office has no immediate comment . London believed they would release Megrahi on compassionate grounds , a spokesman says . He 's the only person convicted in the Pan Am 103 bombing that killed 270 people .
NEW : The British Foreign Office has no immediate comment . London believed Scotland would free Megrahi on compassionate grounds , a cable says . He 's the only person convicted in the Pan Am 103 bombing that killed 270 people .