US charges Libyan in 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270
Masud is in Libyan custody, but officials believe he will stand trial in the US
22 December 2020 - 12:44
Washington — The US unsealed criminal charges against a third alleged conspirator on Monday 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, US attorney-general William Barr said, adding that US officials are hopeful that Libya will allow Masud to be tried in the US...
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