Lockerbie bombing trial postponed days before it was due to start
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- South China Morning Postseen 27 Aug, 01:31headline rewritten
Judge postpones US trial for Libyan man charged in 1988 Lockerbie bombingUS judge postpones Lockerbie bombing trial over new evidence - Al Jazeera Englishseen 1 Sept, 01:00headline rewritten
What to know: US court hearing held for alleged Lockerbie bombmakerPan Am 103: What to know as alleged Lockerbie bombmaker faces US trial
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Mon, 24 August 2026
2 reports- BBC News World22:13first to report
The trial of a Libyan man is delayed for a third time, after new evidence on the 37-year-old case came to light three days ago.
- South China Morning Post23:15edited after publishing
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Judge postpones US trial for Libyan man charged in 1988 Lockerbie bombingA federal judge on Monday postponed a trial in the US for a former Libyan intelligence official charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, citing the discovery of new evidence that defence lawyers want to examine in the nearly 40-year-old case. Jury selection was scheduled to begin Wednesday for the federal trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi in Washington DC. His trial will be the first in the US for the December 21, 1988, bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, which killed...
Tue, 25 August 2026
8 reports- Google News - Top Stories00:30
New evidence prompts trial delay for Libyan man charged in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 AP News See more headlines & perspectives on Google News
- Google News - Top Stories02:16
Lockerbie bombing trial postponed by US judge days before start Reuters Lockerbie bombing trial postponed days before it was due to start BBC New evidence prompts trial delay for Libyan man charged in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 NBC News Judge postpones U.S. trial for Libyan man accused in deadly 1988 Lockerbie bombing, citing new evidence CBS News New evidence in Lockerbie Pan Am Flight 103 bombing case pushes federal judge to postpone trial Fox News
- Euronews06:27
The bombing, which is the deadliest-ever terror attack in Britain, killed all 259 people on board Pan Am flight 103 and 11 people on the ground in the Scottish town of Lockerbie.
- Index.hr (Croatia)07:12
SAVEZNA sutkinja odgodila je suđenje Libijcu Abu Agili Mas'udu, optuženom za izradu bombe za napad u Lockerbieju 1988. Odgoda je uslijedila zbog novih dokaza koje obrana želi proučiti.
- breakingnews.ie07:24
Jury selection had been due to start on Wednesday in the trial of Abu Agila Masud.
- 24sata (Croatia)10:19
Libija je Masuda izručila Sjedinjenim Državama 2022. godine. Masud se izjasnio da nije kriv za optužbe, među kojim su "uništenje zrakoplova koje je rezultiralo smrću". Prijeti mu doživotni zatvor
- tportal (Croatia)10:32
Američka sutkinja odgodila je početak suđenja Libijcu optuženom za pripremu bombaškog napada iznad škotskog gradića Lockerbieja zbog "otkrivenih novih dokaza" gotovo 38 godina nakon eksplozije u kojoj je ubijeno 270 osoba u zrakoplovu i na tlu.
- ABC News (Australia)12:41
Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, a Libyan intelligence operative, is accused by prosecutors of having previously confessed to his role in the 1988 bombing.
Wed, 26 August 2026
2 reports- BBC News World06:21
A Facebook post by Libyan Airlines announced the death of Al Amin Khalifah Fhimah and expressed the company's condolences to his family.
- Novinky (Czechia)10:05
Ve věku sedmdesáti let zemřel Libyjec Al Amín Chalífa Fhíma, který byl v minulosti zproštěn obžaloby z vraždy 270 lidí. Obžaloba se týkala bombového útoku na let Pan Am 103 z Londýna do New Yorku v prosinci 1988. Přesný den Fhímova úmrtí oznámen nebyl, ale jeho pohřeb se bude konat ve středu.
Sun, 30 August 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)05:02
Almost four decades on from the Lockerbie bombings, as the first trial on American soil faces delays, here is what we know about the third man accused of the deadly terror attack.
Mon, 31 August 2026
1 report- Al Jazeera English19:41edited after publishing
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What to know: US court hearing held for alleged Lockerbie bombmakerAbu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi is the third person charged in the downing of Pan Am Flight 103.
Tue, 1 September 2026
1 report- lynnnews.co.uk18:14
The deadliest terrorist attack in UK history nearly 40 years ago claimed the lives of 270 people.
1 reprint
- dailyrecord.co.uk1 Sept, 20:03their copy