{"id":525167,"date":"2022-12-11T16:12:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T13:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/lockerbie-bomb-suspect-in-us-custody-officials-say\/"},"modified":"2022-12-11T16:12:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T13:12:17","slug":"lockerbie-bomb-suspect-in-us-custody-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lockerbie-bomb-suspect-in-us-custody-officials-say\/","title":{"rendered":"#Lockerbie bomb suspect in US custody, officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a276aecc61f3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a276aecc61f3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lockerbie-bomb-suspect-in-us-custody-officials-say\/#Lockerbie_bomb_suspect_in_US_custody_officials_say\" >Lockerbie bomb suspect in US custody, officials say<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lockerbie_bomb_suspect_in_US_custody_officials_say\"><\/span>Lockerbie bomb suspect in US custody, officials say<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/lockerbie_121122ap.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A former Libyan intelligence officer accused of making the bomb that killed more than 250 people aboard a plane flying over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 is in U.S. custody, according to Scottish officials.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice (DOJ) roughly two years ago announced criminal charges against Abu Agila Mas\u2019ud Kheir Al-Marimi in relation to the bombing that killed 270 people when Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed in flight on Dec. 21, 1988.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe families of those killed in the Lockerbie bombing have been told that the suspect Abu Agila Mohammad Mas\u2019ud Kheir Al-Marimi (\u201cMas\u2019ud\u201d or \u201cMasoud\u201d) is in US custody,\u201d a spokesperson for Scotland\u2019s Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said in an email.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScottish 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,\u201d the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<p>The tragedy remains the deadliest terror attack on British soil, and a criminal complaint filed in the Washington, D.C.-based federal trial court charged Al-Marimi with destruction of an aircraft resulting in death and destruction of a vehicle by means of an explosive resulting in death.<\/p>\n<p>Former Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> William Barr, who previously held the post in the George H.W. Bush administration in the years following the attack, announced the charges in his final days in the Trump administration, calling it the \u201cproduct of decades of hard work\u201d at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs to all the victims and the families, we cannot take away your pain from your loss, but we can seek justice for you,\u201d Barr said at the time. \u201cOur message to other terrorists around the world is this \u2013 you will not succeed \u2013 if you attack Americans, no matter where you are, no matter how long it takes, you will be pursued to the ends of the earth until justice is done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Hill has reached out to the Justice Department for comment.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Two other Libyan intelligence operatives, Abdel Baset Ali al-Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah, were also charged in connection with the bombing.<\/p>\n<p>Fhimah was acquitted of his charges, while al-Megrahi was convicted on 270 counts of murder in 2001 before passing away from cancer 11 years later.<\/p>\n<p>Citizens from 21 countries were killed in the attack, including 190 Americans and 43 from the United Kingdom, according to the DOJ.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Eleven of the victims perished on the ground as fiery debris from the plane rained down on Lockerbie following the bomb\u2019s explosion at 31,000 feet, which took place 38 minutes after the plane took off from London\u2019s Heathrow Airport en route to New York City.<\/p>\n<p><em>Updated at 9:01 a.m.<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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