Lockerbie lawyer's daughter disappears

The Egyptian public prosecutor is overseeing extensive investigations to learn the fate of the daughter of Libyan lawyer Ibrahim Nomil, who is heading the Libyan defense team in the Lockerbie case between Libya, the US, and the UK.

Nomil's daughter disappeared from her home in Cairo last week after calling her father who has been in Tripoli. Nomil did not rule out the possibility that his daughter's disappearance occurred in retaliation for his role in the Lockerbie case.

The Egyptian public prosecutor had been notified by Nomil of the disappearance of his daughter Rehab, 15, after she made a phone call from Cairo with her father in which he informed her of his return to Cairo on the day of her disappearance.

Nomil accused an Egyptian lawyer who is a friend of his of kidnapping Rehab and did not rule out the involvement of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the case. An Egyptian security source ruled out the existence of political motives in this case. The source also expected that this mystery would be unraveled within hours.