THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Suspected Lockerbie Bomber to Stand Trial 38 Years After Pan Am Attack Killed 270.
The trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, accused of building the bomb responsible for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, is set to begin in January, following decades of investigation and legal delays.
The trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, accused of building the bomb responsible for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, is set to begin in January, following decades of investigation and legal delays. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The alleged Lockerbie bomber will finally face trial nearly four decades after the attack that killed 270 people, with prosecutors telling a U.S. court that Americans were the intended targets. During a preliminary hearing, Assistant U.S. Attorney Brittany Keil said the plot was designed to “inflict pain and horror that would be reported around the world.” DETAIL: Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, now in his mid-seventies, has pleaded not guilty to two charges of destroying an…Open