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Aug 24, 2026

US judge postpones Lockerbie bombing trial over new evidence

A federal judge postponed the trial of former Libyan intelligence official accused in the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing that killed 270 people, citing discovery of new evidence just days before the trial was set to begin.

Aug 24, 2026·9 sources
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  • ▪Defense lawyers have challenged the credibility of a 2012 confession Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi allegedly made to a Libyan police officer, claiming it was obtained under duress.
  • ▪U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich did not schedule a new trial date but set a status hearing for September 1, 2026, to discuss the next steps in the case.
  • ▪The 270 victims of the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing spanned 21 countries and included 190 Americans, among whom were 35 Syracuse University students returning from study abroad.

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