**US President Barack Obama has voiced his disappointment directly to UK PM Gordon Brown over the release of the Lockerbie bomber, the White House says.**It says Mr Obama made his remarks in a telephone call to Mr Brown.
The decision to release Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi was taken by the Scottish government and the British government insists it did not intervene at all.
Megrahi was jailed for the 1988 attack which claimed 270 lives. He was freed on compassionate grounds last month.
Downing Street confirmed that the issue was raised during Mr Brown’s 40-minute telephone conversation with Mr Obama on Thursday.
A spokesman in London said the issue “came up” but refused to say who raised it first.
The spokesman also declined to confirm if Mr Obama had expressed his disappointment over the release of Megrahi, who has terminal prostate cancer.