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.

Source: Libya Today December 11, 2022 15:27 UTC