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Libyan to be indicted for Lockerbie bomb

Libyan to be indicted for Lockerbie bomb

SARAH N. LYNCH THE arraignment of a Libyan intelligence operative suspected of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 and killed 270 people was deferred due to delays and challenges securing a defence attorney. Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, 71, is the first suspect in the attack to face criminal charges in the United States. The bomb exploded aboard a Boeing 747 over Lockerbie as it flew from London to New York in December 1988. All 259 people on board were killed, and another 11 people died on the ground. U.S.…
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U.S. charges Libyan in 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270

U.S. charges Libyan in 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270

MARK HOSENBALL and DAVID SHEPARDSON THE United States has unsealed criminal charges against a third alleged conspirator in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed 270 people, mostly Americans. The suspect, Abu Agila Mohammad Masud Kheir Al-Marimi, a former senior Libyan intelligence official, was charged with two criminal counts related to the bombing. He is in Libyan custody, U.S. Attorney General William Barr said, adding that U.S. officials are hopeful that Libya will allow Masud to be tried in the United States. "No amount of time or distance will stop the United States and…
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