Lockerbie bombing suspect in US custody
The man accused of being the bombmaker in the Lockerbie terrorist attack is now in US custody, authorities in Scotland have said
A Libyan man, accused of making the bomb which destroyed a flight over Lockerbie 34 years ago, is now in US custody.
Police Scotland have confirmed the latest update in the case of the Pan-Am flight which came down in December 1988.
Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi was said to be the "third conspirator" behind the downing of Pan Am flight 103 in 1988.
US authorities charges against Abu Agila Masud, allege he played a key role in the bombing.
270 were killed in the deadliest terrorist incident to have taken place on British soil.
Former Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was found guilty of mass murder in 2001.
A spokesperson for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said:
“The families of those killed in the Lockerbie bombing have been told that the suspect Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi (“Mas’ud” or “Masoud”) is in US custody.
“Scottish prosecutors and police, working with UK Government and US colleagues, will continue to pursue this investigation, with the sole aim of bringing those who acted along with Al Megrahi to justice.”
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