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Major breakthrough in Lockerbie bombing case as judge makes key ruling

Abu Agila Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi was set to face trial for his alleged involvement in the bombing (Image: Reuters)

A COPY of an alleged confession by a Libyan man accused of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie almost 40 years ago can be used at his trial, a US judge has ruled.

Abu Agila Masud’s defence team had sought to exclude the statement taken in Libya by a police officer known as Jamal, as it was not the original document.

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