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In the Netherlands, a Scottish court convicts Libyan Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and acquits another Libyan citizen for their part in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988.
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Country in North Africa
Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad to the south, Niger to the southwest, Algeria to the west, and Tunisia to the northwest. With…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi
Libyan convicted of the Lockerbie bombing (1952–2012)
Abdelbaset Ali Mohamed al-Megrahi was a Libyan convicted of the Lockerbie bombing of Pan Am flight 103. He was head of security for Libyan Arab Airlines, director of the Centre for Strategic Studies in Tripoli, Libya, and a Libyan intelligence officer. On 31 January 2001,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Pan Am Flight 103
1988 aircraft bombing in Scotland
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Lockerbie
Town in Scotland
Lockerbie is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, located in south-western Scotland. The 2001 Census recorded its population as 4,009. The town had an estimated population of 4,190 in 2020. The town came to international attention in December 1988 when the wreckage of Pan Am Flight…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)