/ 12 December 2022

Lockerbie bomb suspect detained in US

Image source: Getty
Image source: Getty

A Libyan man accused of making a bomb that destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988 in Britain’s deadliest ever terror attack has been taken into custody in the US. Overnight, Scottish and US officials confirmed that Abu Agela Masud will face federal charges over the attack that killed all 259 people on board the Boeing 747, which was en route to the US, and 11 others who died when the wreckage destroyed their homes. The US announced charges against Masud 2 years ago, and last month it was reported he’d been kidnapped by a militia group in Libya, leading to speculation he would be handed over to stand trial. Masud is the 3rd person charged over the attack, all of whom were former Libyan intelligence officers suspected of carrying out the murders in retaliation for a 1986 US bombing campaign against the Libyan capital city, Tripoli. A date is yet to be set for when Masud will face court.

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