04

Apr

Lockerbie bombing whistleblower arrested in Libya

A Libyan writer and politician who published documents linking his country's intelligence service to the Lockerbie bombing has been arrested on national security charges. Samir Shegwara was taken into custody…

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22

Dec

Former Scottish Justice Secretary Believes Masud Is Lockerbie Bomber

Former Scottish justice secretary Kenny MacAskill said he had "always believed" a Libyan national, who will go on trial in the US next year, is the Lockerbie bomber. The terror…

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26

Jan

Lockerbie bombing suspect’s arraignment deferred amid delays securing a lawyer

WASHINGTON  (Reuters) - 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…

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25

Jan

Lockerbie bombing suspect to be arraigned in U.S. federal court

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - A Libyan intelligence operative suspected of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988…

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31

Dec

Blair government had misgivings about Mandela mediation role over Lockerbie

Downing Street believed Nelson Mandela’s attempt to play mediator between it and the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi over the question of compensation after the Lockerbie bombing was “unlikely to be…

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22

Dec

Washington says will not reopen US-Libyan agreement on Lockerbie

The US will not reopen the agreement concluded with Libya in 2008 that settled US claims against Libya for the terrorist attack on Pan Am 103, the US embassy in…

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16

Dec

Libya PM acknowledges govt’s role in Lockerbie suspect’s transfer

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah indirectly acknowledged on Thursday that his administration had been involved in the transfer of a Lockerbie bombing suspect to the United States…

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12

Dec

Lockerbie bombing suspect to appear in U.S. court

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Libyan intelligence operative suspected of making the bomb that killed 270 people on Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988 will appear in a…

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11

Dec

UPDATED: Lockerbie bomb maker suspect is in U.S. custody, Scottish prosecutors say

Reporting by Alistair Smout LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - A man accused of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland in 1988 is…

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21

Dec

33 years since Pan Am Boeing 747 explosion over Lockerbie

About 7:00 PM on December 21 in 1988, Pan Am flight 103, a Boeing 747 en route to New York City from London, exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland. The plane had…

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07

Nov

Libya settled Lockerbie case with UK, US years ago

Libya Observer quotes the ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs in Libya, Mohammed Sayala, saying that the Lockerbie bombing case was settled by Libya with be US and UK years ago with…

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02

Apr

Lockerbie bomber’s family to appeal conviction to UK’s top court

The family of a Libyan man found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing which killed 270 people will seek to appeal the conviction direct to Britain's top court after…

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17

Jan

Late Maltese shopkeeper Gauci testimony central as Scottish court upholds Libyan Lockerbie bomber’s conviction

A Scottish court rejected on Friday an appeal to overturn the conviction of a now-deceased Libyan man found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing which killed 270 people. Abdel Basset al-Megrahi,…

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22

Dec

UPDATE – Libya considering extradition of Lockerbie suspect to U.S.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday unsealed criminal charges against a third alleged conspirator in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed…

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21

Dec

As Lockerbie bombing anniversary remembered, families ‘horrified’ at US announcement

The US Justice Department later on today is expected to unseal charges in connection with the Lockerbie bombing on the 32nd anniversary of the tragedy. The bombing of Pan Am…

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18

Dec

New developments expected shortly in Lockerbie bombing case

The United States is expected to soon unseal criminal charges against another suspect in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland that killed 270 people mostly…

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11

Mar

Al Megrahi’s conviction on Lockerbie May have been a miscarriage of Justice

A miscarriage of justice may have occurred in the conviction of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi for the Lockerbie bombing, the Scottish criminal cases review commission has found, paving the way for a…

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21

Dec

31 years since Pan Am Boeing 747 explosion over Lockerbie

About 7:00 PM on December 21 in 1988, Pan Am flight 103, a Boeing 747 en route to New York City from London, exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland. The plane had…

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13

Oct

Lockerbie Primary School invites Libyan teachers for lessons in hope after tragic past

Teachers from Libya have been invited to visit pupils in Lockerbie as teachers seek to change perceptions around its tragic past. The Daily Record reports that the "Lockerbie Primary’s deputy…

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21

Jul

FBI officers currently investigating Lockerbie pulled out of Libya due to conflict escalation

FBI investigators ­probing the Lockerbie bombing have been pulled out of Libya because of ­escalating conflict. US agents tasked with finding out who assisted bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi have been withdrawn…

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22

Mar

Thatcher had warned Reagan two years before Lockerbie bombing that US raids on Libya risked acts of revenge

Newly released secret documents placed in the National Archives in Kew, in the United Kingdom show that British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was deeply troubled by US plans to attack…

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21

Mar

Former Stasi agents interviewed by Scottish prosecutors as part of Lockerbie investigations

A number of former officers from communist East Germany’s secret police, the Stasi, were interviewed by the Scottish prosecution service in connection with ongoing investigations into the Lockerbie bombing. The…

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06

Oct

Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The earthquake in Sicily, Kavanaugh's confirmation, Interpol's chief detainment and Italy's budget are amongst the latest news reported around the globe. In Malta' the dispute between the Government…

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06

Oct

Family of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi demanded compensation for each hour her father spent in British prisons following revelations on potential Iranian involvement in Lockerbie

The family of Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi demanded compensation for the period he spent in prison after new claims emerged that Iran may have been behind the 1988 downing…

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