Pan Am Flight 103 bomber in US custody

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Libyan intelligence official accused of making the bomb that brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 in an international act of terrorism has been taken into U.S. custody and will face federal charges in Washington, the Justice Department said Sunday.

The arrest of Abu Agela Masud Kheir Al-Marimi is a significant milestone in the decades-old investigation into the attack that killed 259 people in the air and 11 on the ground. American authorities in December 2020 announced charges against Masud, who was in Libyan custody at the time. Though he is the third Libyan intelligence official charged in the U.S. in connection with the attack, he would be the first to appear in an American courtroom for prosecution.

The Justice Department said Masud appear soon in a federal court in Washington, where he faces two criminal counts related to the explosion.

U.S. officials did not say how Masud came to be taken into U.S. custody, but in late November, local Libyan media reported that Masud had been kidnapped by armed men on Nov. 16 from his residence in Tripoli, the capital. That reporting cited a family statement that accused Tripoli authorities of being silent on the abduction.

[Parliament 14,377]

2022 FAFO thread is that way -->

[TheStoicPaisano 9,940]

Run for it Marty!

[Armybrat 41,005]

Chopper ride, Vietnam style.

[Bill Lumbergh 7,252]

[Deej 77,182]

FAFO 34 years later. 

[Guest]

I forgive him.

I also support making the rest of his days as miserable and painful as possible, in support of the victims' survivors.

[Deej 77,182]

Someone keep Griner from traveling to Libya. 

 

 

[Bevo 13,637]

I once dated a woman who had a friend on that flight, so I concur with Deej - let's keep him in custody.

[Bigbend1812 12,962]

8 hours ago, TheStoicPaisano said:

Run for it Marty!