Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi was taken into custody about two years after former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr first announced the United States filed charges against him. A Justice Department spokesperson confirmed to Reuters on Sunday that the United States has custody of the suspect. The families of those killed in the Lockerbie bombing have been told the suspect is in U.S. custody, a spokesperson for Scotland's Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said on Sunday. In 1991, two other Libyan intelligence operatives were charged in the bombing: Abdel Baset Ali al-Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah. In 2020 the United States unsealed criminal charges against Mas'ud, a suspected third conspirator, adding he had worked as a technical expert in building explosive devices.

Abu Agila Mohammad Masud was charged by the United States two years ago for the Lockerbie bombing -- in which Americans made up a majority of the victims. He had previously been held in Libya for alleged involvement in a 1986 attack on a Berlin nightclub. The U.S. Justice Department confirmed in a statement that Masud was in American custody, following an announcement by Scottish prosecutors, without saying how the suspect ended up in U.S. hands. The bombing killed 259 people including 190 Americans on board, and 11 people on the ground. In that narrative, the Lockerbie bombing was retaliation for the downing of an Iranian passenger jet by a U.S. Navy missile in July 1988 that killed 290 people.

Like many countries, Pakistan has been a victim of the soft power of the Western media but our colonial mindset accepts anything that is published in the Western media as a “Biblical statement”. However, the Western media, particularly the British media, always denies its alleged role in regime changes; nevertheless circumstantial evidence always proves that the soft power of media is being used wherever and whenever the wWstern world wants regime change. Today we find different kinds of wars around us; their natures are military wars, economic wars, political wars, social wars, and propaganda wars. Like many countries, Pakistan has been a victim of the soft power of the Western media but our colonial mindset accepts anything that is published in the Western media as a “Biblical statement”. The Western media mostly uses philosophical theories to create and fabricate new heroes and to discredit real national heroes by portraying them as villains and rogues.

FILE Police and investigators look at what remains of the nose of Pan Am 103 in a field in Lockerbie, Scotland, in this Dec. 22, 1988 file photo. American authorities in December 2020 announced charges against Masud, who was in Libyan custody at the time. Though he is the third Libyan intelligence official charged in the U.S. in connection with the attack, he would be the first to appear in an American courtroom for prosecution. He also said the operation was ordered by Libyan intelligence and that Gadhafi thanked him and other members of the team after the attack, according to an FBI affidavit filed in the case. That affidavit said Masud told Libyan law enforcement that he flew to Malta to meet al-Megrahi and Fhimah.

WASHINGTON — A Libyan intelligence official accused of making the bomb that brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 in an international act of terrorism has been taken into U.S. custody and will face federal charges in Washington, the Justice Department said Sunday. American authorities in December 2020 announced charges against Masud, who was in Libyan custody at the time. Though he is the third Libyan intelligence official charged in the U.S. in connection with the attack, he would be the first to appear in an American courtroom for prosecution. He also said the operation was ordered by Libyan intelligence and that Gadhafi thanked him and other members of the team after the attack, according to an FBI affidavit filed in the case. That affidavit said Masud told Libyan law enforcement that he flew to Malta to meet al-Megrahi and Fhimah.

A Libyan man suspected of making the bomb that blew up a passenger plane over the small Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988 is in U.S. custody, authorities in the U.S. and Scotland said Sunday. A police officer walks by the nose of Pan Am flight 103 in a field near the town of Lockerbie, Scotland, in December 1988. In 2001, former Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was convicted of the bombing at a special court in the Netherlands overseen by three Scottish judges and no jury. Another Libyan intelligence operative, Lamen Khalifa Fhimah, was acquitted of all charges. Mas’ud will now become the first Libyan operative to be tried on American soil in connection with the bombing.

American authorities in December 2020 announced charges against Masud, who was in Libyan custody at the time. Though he is the third Libyan intelligence official charged in the US in connection with the attack, he would be the first to appear in an American courtroom for prosecution. The New York-bound Pan Am flight exploded over Lockerbie less than an hour after takeoff from London on Dec. 21, 1988. He also said the operation was ordered by Libyan intelligence and that Gaddafi thanked him and other members of the team after the attack, according to an FBI affidavit filed in the case. AdvertisementThat affidavit said Masud told Libyan law enforcement that he flew to Malta to meet al-Megrahi and Fhimah.

American authorities in December 2020 announced charges against Masud, who was in Libyan custody at the time. Though he is the third Libyan intelligence official charged in the U.S. in connection with the attack, he would be the first to appear in an American courtroom for prosecution. The New York-bound Pan Am flight exploded over Lockerbie less than an hour after takeoff from London on Dec. 21, 1988. He also said the operation was ordered by Libyan intelligence and that Gadhafi thanked him and other members of the team after the attack, according to an FBI affidavit filed in the case. That affidavit said Masud told Libyan law enforcement that he flew to Malta to meet al-Megrahi and Fhimah.

Representative Image Photo : iStockNew York: A Libyan man accused of making the bomb that destroyed A Libyan man accused of making the bomb that destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie 34 years ago is finally in United States custody. Charges were initiated against Abu Agila Masud two years ago on the grounds that he played a key role in the 21 December 1988 bombing that left 270 people dead. A spokesperson for the US justice department told Reuters that Masud would make an initial appearance in a federal court in Washington. In 2001, another terrorist Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was convicted of bombing Pan Am 103 after he stood trial at a specially-convened Scottish court in the Netherlands. Though initially jailed for life he was set free by the Scottish government in 2009 after he was diagnosed with cancer.

A Libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 is in U.S. custody, U.S. and Scottish authorities said Sunday. AdvertisementThe U.S. Justice Department announced new charges against Mas’ud in December 2020, on the 32nd anniversary of the bombing. In 2001, former Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset Megrahi was convicted of bombing the flight. Although Mas’ud is now the third Libyan intelligence official charged in the U.S. in connection with the Lockerbie bombing, he would be the first to stand trial in an American courtroom. “The families of those killed in the Lockerbie bombing have been told that the suspect Abu Agela Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi is in U.S. custody,” Scotland’s Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said in a statement.

U.S. and Scottish authorities said Sunday that the Libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 is in U.S. custody. Scotland’s Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said in a statement that "the families of those killed in the Lockerbie bombing have been told that the suspect Abu Agela Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi is in U.S. The U.S. Justice Department announced new charges against Mas'ud in December 2020, on the 32nd anniversary of the bombing. In 2001, former Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was convicted of bombing the flight. While Mas'ud is now the third Libyan intelligence official charged in the U.S. in connection with the Lockerbie bombing, he would be the first to stand trial in an American courtroom.

A Libyan man accused of making the bomb which destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie 34 years ago is in United States custody, Scottish authorities announced. The US announced charges against Abu Agila Masud two years ago, alleging that he played a key role in the bombing on 21 December, 1988. A source told The Libya Update Masud was interrogated by British officers, who arrived on British Airbus A400M plane, No. Few days after the alleged interrogation, a US intelligence plane Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner (No. Following reports of his kidnapping, Libya’s House of Representative and High Council of State announced their rejection to any attempts to revive the Lockerbie case against Libya.

Washington — Authorities in Scotland and the U.S. said Sunday that the Libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 is now in U.S. custody. Scotland's Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said in a statement: "The families of those killed in the Lockerbie bombing have been told that the suspect Abu Agela Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi is in U.S. Police look at the wreckage of the Pan Am airliner that exploded and crashed over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 22, 1988. The U.S. announced charges against him in 2020 on the 32nd anniversary of the Lockerbie attack and sought his extradition. While Masud is now the third Libyan intelligence official charged in the U.S. in connection with the Lockerbie bombing, he would be the first to stand trial in an American courtroom.

US and Scottish authorities say that the Libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 is in US custody. The US Justice Department announced new charges against Mas'ud in December 2020, on the 32nd anniversary of the bombing. In 2001, former Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was convicted of bombing the flight. In that interview, US officials said, Mas'ud admitted building the bomb in the Pan Am attack and working with two other conspirators to carry it out. A police officer walks by the nose of Pan Am flight 103 in a field near the town of Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988.

A key suspect in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, which killed 270 people, the majority of them Americans, is in U.S. custody, officials confirmed Sunday. “The United States has taken custody of alleged Pan Am flight 103 bombmaker Abu Agila Mohammad Masud Kheir Al-Marimi," A Justice Department spokesman said. According to court documents, the operation had been ordered by Libyan intelligence officials, and Gadhafi thanked Masud for "the successful attack on the United States." In 2001, another Libyan intelligence officer, Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, became the only person convicted of the attack. But prosecutors argued that was a front for his role as a security officer for Jamahiriya Security Organization, Libya's intelligence branch under then-leader Moammar Gadhafi.