Libyan Bombmaker Charged in 1988 Lockerbie Bombing Is In US Custody

By Aashirwad December, 11

The bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killed 270 people

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Abu Agila Masud is accused of being the bombmaker behind the terror attack

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Abdul Basset al Megrahi is only person to be convicted of Lockerbie bombing

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Abu Agila Masud was today being held by the Americans on suspicion of playing the key role in destroying the Pan Am flight 103 34 years ago.

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The explosion on board the Boeing 747 left 270 people dead and is still the deadliest terror attack to have ever happened in Britain.

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Abdul Basset was jailed for life but was released on compassionate grounds by the Scottish government in 2009 after being diagnosed with cancer and died in Libya in 2012.

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The Pan Am flight exploded over Lockerbie less than an hour after takeoff from London on December 21, 1988, en route to New York City and then Detroit.

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Among the 190 Americans on board were 35 Syracuse University students flying home for Christmas after a semester abroad.

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