Two other Libyan intelligence officials have been charged for the 1988 attack, but Mas'ud was the first defendant to appear in American court. The New York-bound Pan Am flight exploded over Lockerbie less than an hour after takeoff from London on Dec. 21, 1988. At the time, Mas'ud was in Libyan custody. The announcement was a career bookend for Barr, who in his first stint as attorney general in the early 1990s had announced criminal charges against two other Libyan intelligence officials. That affidavit said Mas'ud told Libyan law enforcement that he flew to Malta to meet al-Megrahi and Fhimah.

Source: Libya Today December 13, 2022 10:57 UTC