A former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has died of cancer in Tripoli, nearly three years after Scottish authorities released him from prison on compassionate grounds. Abdel Baset al-Megrahi died at his home Sunday at the age of 60. He was the only man convicted of the Pan Am Flight 103 […]
Convicted Lockerbie Bomber al-Megrahi Dies After Cancer Battle
Posted May 20th, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Convicted Lockerbie Bomber al-Megrahi Dies After Cancer Battle
Posted May 20th, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
A former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has died of cancer in Tripoli, nearly three years after Scottish authorities released him from prison. Abdel Baset al-Megrahi died at his home Sunday at the age of 60. He was the only man convicted of the Pan Am flight 103 attack that destroyed […]
Convicted Lockerbie Bomber Al-Megrahi Dies After Cancer Battle
Posted May 20th, 2012 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
A former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has died of cancer in Tripoli, nearly three years after Scottish authorities released him from prison on compassionate grounds. Relatives of Abdel Baset al-Megrahi say he died at his home on Sunday at the age of 60. He was the only man convicted in […]
Convicted Lockerbie Bomber Al-Megrahi Dies After Cancer Battle
Posted May 20th, 2012 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
Family members of the convicted Lockerbie airliner bomber say the former Libyan intelligence officer has died in Tripoli after a long battle with cancer. Relatives of Abdel Baset al-Megrahi say he died at his home on Sunday at the age of 60. He was the only man convicted in the attack on Pan Am flight […]
Convicted Lockerbie Bomber Al-Megrahi Dies After Cancer Battle
Posted May 20th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Family members of a Libyan intelligence officer convicted of carrying out the 1988 bombing of a U.S. airliner over Scotland say Abdel Baset al-Megrahi has died in Tripoli after a long battle with cancer. Relatives of al-Megrahi say he died at his home on Sunday at the age of 60. He was the only man […]
Dying Lockerbie Bomber Says New Evidence Will Clear His Name
Posted December 22nd, 2011 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
British newspapers have published an interview with convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, in which he claims his innocence and says he has new evidence that will clear his name. The interview, which al-Megrahi says will be his last, was conducted by a friend, George Thomson, and was reported in British papers Thursday. In the […]
Dying Lockerbie Bomber Says New Evidence Will Clear His Name
Posted December 22nd, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
British newspapers have published an interview with convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, in which he claims his innocence and says he has new evidence that will clear his name. The interview, which al-Megrahi says will be his last, was conducted by a friend, George Thomson, and was reported in British papers Thursday. In the […]
Libyan Foreign Minister Rebuffs Scotland Request For Lockerbie Bombing Information
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 4:51 pm (UTC-5)
Libya’s interim justice minister says the case is closed on the bombing of a U.S.-bound jetliner that killed 270 people when it exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland. Mohammed al-Alagi was speaking to reporters Monday when he was asked about Scotland’s request for additional information in the terror bombing. Scottish authorities had asked the National Transitional Council […]
Scotland Asks Libyan Rulers for Lockerbie Case Help
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 6:41 am (UTC-5)
Scotland has asked Libya’s interim rulers to help find additional people who may have played a role in the 1988 bombing of a U.S.-bound jetliner that killed 270 people when it exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland. Scottish authorities said Monday they have asked the National Transitional Council for written evidence and witnesses in the case. Abdel […]
Libyan Rebels Will Not Extradite Lockerbie Bomber
Posted August 29th, 2011 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
Libya’s rebel government says it will not extradite the Libyan man convicted in the 1988 bombing of a U.S.-bound jetliner that killed 270 people when it exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland. The Transitional National Council’s justice minister told reporters in Tripoli Sunday that Abdel Baset al-Megrahi already has been tried and convicted in Scotland for bombing […]
