Lockerbie

Lockerbie refers to the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, which killed 270 people. It is also the name of the subsequent criminal trial and legal proceedings related to the attack.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news now due to the death of a Libyan man who was cleared in the bombing trial and the postponement of a new US trial for another Libyan man charged in the attack.

Latest on Lockerbie

• Libyan who was cleared after Lockerbie bombing trial dies aged 70
• Lockerbie bombing trial postponed days before it was due to start
• Judge postpones US trial for Libyan man charged in 1988 Lockerbie bombing
• Revisiting the Lockerbie bombing, 37 years later

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