Lockerbie victims remembered 25 years on A separate service was held at Westminster Abbey, with addresses from Jim Swire, whose daughter Flora was on the flight. Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's Deputy First Minister also attended, alongside Alistair Carmichael, the Scottish Secretary. Dr Swire urged people to pray for the family of Megrahi, stating: "When I first met the late Abdelbaset al-Megrahi face to face in Greenock prison, though he was a practising Muslim, he had bought me a Christmas card in the prison shop. In it he had written 'Dr Swire and family, please pray for me and my family'. He died, my friend. Over Christmas, if you pray, please pray for his innocent family but also for all those who wrestle with hatred, that they may be healed by God's love. Please pray also that we who will sit down at a Christmas table with chairs forever empty may find peace. In America, where the majority of the victims were from, there was a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. A service of "hope and remembrance" took place at Syracuse University in New York State, which lost 35 students who had been studying at its London campus and had been on their way home for Christmas. David Cameron, the Prime Minister, said: "To families, friends, neighbours, loved ones and all those caught up in the painful process of recovery, let us say to them: our admiration for you is unconditional; for the fortitude and resilience you have shown; for your determination never to give up. Only one man, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, a Libyan security official, was convicted of the bombing. He was given a life sentence after being found guilty by three Scottish judges sitting in a Dutch court in January 2001. But in 2009 Megrahi was freed under compassionate release rules, after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. He died last year. Now Megrahi's family have announced they intend to appeal against his conviction and clear his name. His brother, Abdel-Hakim al-Megrahi, said: "My brother Abdelbaset could not have committed this heinous crime. He could never hurt any single person. On Sunday the UK, US and Libyan governments announced their desire to cooperate to reveal "the full facts" of the bombing. In a statement they 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 cooperate fully in order to reveal the full facts of the case.