After 34 years, US says Libyan who built deadly Lockerbie plane bomb in custody
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.
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December 11, 2022 16:39 UTC
Libyan accused in Lockerbie bombing now in American custody
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.
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December 11, 2022 15:39 UTC
Libyan terrorist in US custody for Lockerbie Pan Am bombing in 1988
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.
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December 11, 2022 15:27 UTC
Libyan man tied to 1988 Lockerbie bombing is in U.S. custody, officials say
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.
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December 11, 2022 15:24 UTC
Suspect in 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing in U.S. custody, officials say
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.
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December 11, 2022 14:57 UTC
Libyan suspect in Lockerbie bombing arrives in US custody
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.
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December 11, 2022 14:44 UTC
Suspect in 1988 Lockerbie bombing now in U.S. custody
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.
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December 11, 2022 14:23 UTC
Suspect in custody more than 30 years after Scotland plane bomb
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.
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December 11, 2022 14:20 UTC
Lockerbie bombing suspect of 1988 Pan Am flight is in U.S. custody, says Justice Department
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.
Source:Libya Today
December 11, 2022 14:18 UTC
Accused Libyan bombmaker in Pan Am downing now in US custody
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.
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December 11, 2022 14:15 UTC
Officials: Lockerbie bomb suspect is in US custody
LONDON (AP) — 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. 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. In that interview, U.S. officials said, Mas'ud admitted building the bomb in the Pan Am attack and working with two other conspirators to carry it out. 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.
Source:Libya Today
December 11, 2022 13:47 UTC
Libya… Confident steps on the path of unifying the military establishment
The country has an elected government that represents everyone. Tunisia witnessed a high-level meeting moderated by the United Nations and France, with the participation of the International Security Working Group, which includes representatives from Turkey, the United States, France, Italy, Britain, Egypt and the African Union. Muhammad Al-Haddad, members of the Joint Military Committee «5 + 5» and representatives of the Berlin process. The meeting discussed the next steps in implementing the ceasefire agreement, the reunification of Libyan military institutions and securing elections, and the latest developments in the Berlin process for Libya. Through the portal of serious consensus in the military track.
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December 11, 2022 13:44 UTC
Libyan Operative Charged in 1988 Lockerbie Bombing Is in F.B.I. Custody
WASHINGTON — A Libyan intelligence operative charged in the 1988 bombing of an American jetliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, was arrested by the F.B.I. He was being held at a Libyan prison for unrelated crimes when the Justice Department unsealed the charges against him two years ago. It is unclear how the U.S. government negotiated the extradition of Mr. Mas’ud. Mr. Mas’ud’s suspected role in the Lockerbie bombing received new scrutiny in a three-part documentary on “Frontline” on PBS in 2015. Mr. Dornstein learned that Mr. Mas’ud was being held in a Libyan prison and even obtained pictures of him as part of his investigation.
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December 11, 2022 13:17 UTC
Menfi holds talks with Saudi Crown Prince
Chairman of Libya’s Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Menfi, met on Saturday with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, in Riyadh, for talks on the political situation in Libya. According to brief statement by the Libyan council, both officials also discussed “prospects for cooperation between the two countries, and a number of issues of common concern.”
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December 11, 2022 13:09 UTC
Egypt, Macedonia FMs reiterate deep-rooted relations
CAIRO – 11 December 2022: Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Macedonian counterpart Bujar Osmani reiterated on Sunday the deeply-rooted relations binding the two countries. He said he will meet the invitation he received from the Macedonian foreign minister to visit his country. Talks also tackled the latest developments of the Palestinian issue, situation in Libya and efforts exerted by Egypt to achieve stability and face terrorism. Shoukry said Egypt will continue all efforts to have close cooperation relations and set up a friendship based on mutual respect and UN charter. North Macedonia's independence and its aspiration for an EU membership opens new vistas for constructive relations between the two sides, he added.
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December 11, 2022 12:27 UTC