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Libyan Lockerbie Bombing Suspect to be Arraigned in US Federal Court

A Libyan intelligence operative suspected of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 and killed 270 people will be arraigned in a US court on Wednesday, where prosecutors are also expected to ask for him to be detained through trial. Abu Agila…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lockerbie Old School group celebrates securing £5.1 million for transformation project

The Scottish Government's Regeneration Capital Grant Fund provided the final £2.63 million piece of the funding jigsaw

Daily Record

Lockerbie rail passengers set to be hit with "double whammy"

Customers will face a price hike when fares in England are increased and will miss out on ScotRail's plans to scrap peak time fares

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Irresponsible dog owners ignore Lockerbie nature reserve manager's plea to clean up after pets

Jim Rae has revealed the problem at Eskrigg has become even worse since he made his original call for people to "act responsibly"

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Campaign to have popular Lockerbie footbridge reopened

The Dryfe Water crossing has been shut since the summer, with a fence preventing access

Daily Record

Archives reveal Nelson Mandela’s clash with Tony Blair over Lockerbie bombing

NELSON Mandela’s attempts to act as an intermediary over the Lockerbie bombing led to tensions with Tony Blair’s Labour government,…

The National (Scotland)

Mandela’s ‘unhelpful’ mediation over Lockerbie bombing

Libya’s Colonel Muammar Gaddafi wanted the former South African president to persuade Tony Blair to lift sanctions on his country

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Proposed windfarm near Lockerbie rejected by Dumfries and Galloway councillors

EnergieKontor UK had been hoping to erect nine turbines at Little Hartfell

Daily Record

Meeting held on future of Lockerbie and Moffat GP practices

Alba Medical Group will no longer provide services from the two towns from May 2023

Daily Record

MSP calls for urgent meeting over Lockerbie and Moffat GP practices

Emma Harper has requested the meeting with Health Secretary Humza Yousaf after Alba Medical Group announced it was withdrawing from the area

Daily Record

US accused of illegal abduction of Lockerbie bomb suspect from Libya

Ex-intelligence officer’s family say he was ‘kidnapped’ by militia before being secretly flown out of country

The Guardian - UK

Libya militia held Lockerbie suspect before handover to US

Libyan officials say a powerful militia was involved in the clandestine detention and questioning of a suspect in the 1988 downing of a New York-bound PanAm flight over Lockerbie, Scotland

The Independent UK

Libya PM admits role in Lockerbie suspect’s transfer

The transfer of a former intelligence explosives expert to the US has prompted anger in Libya.

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Libyan PM Abdul Hamid Dbeibah admits role in extraditing Lockerbie suspect Abu Agila Mas'ud to US

One of Libya's rival prime ministers has admitted his government was involved in the extradition of a former intelligence officer accused of making the bomb that downed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

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Libya PM admits role in extraditing Lockerbie suspect to U.S

One of Libya’s rival prime ministers admitted his government was involved in the extradition of a former Libyan intelligence agent to the U_S_ He says the extradition was lawful and his government was cooperating with an ’’international judicial framework to extradite accused citizens.”

Reuters

Libya PM acknowledges govt's role in Lockerbie suspect's transfer

Libya's Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah indirectly acknowledged on Thursday that his administration had been involved in the transfer of a Lockerbie bombing suspect to the United States last week.

Reuters

Lockerbie suspect arrest and transfer to U.S. prompts Libya probes

Libya's Presidential Council head Mohammed al-Menfi and Attorney General Siddiq al-Sour on Wednesday vowed investigations into the transfer of Lockerbie suspect Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi to the United States.

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Washington Defends ‘Lawfulness’ of Flying Lockerbie Bombing Accused from Tripoli

More than three decades after a bomb brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing everyone aboard, a former Libyan intelligence official accused of making the explosive appeared Monday in federal court, charged with an act of international terrorism. The extradition of Abu Agila Mohammad Masud Kheir Al-Marimi…

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The Independent UK

Rival Libya PM calls for US to release Lockerbie accused

One of Libya’s rival prime ministers has called for the release of the former Libyan intelligence officer accused of making the bomb that downed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, killing all onboard, after he surfaced in U.S. custody earlier this week

The National (Scotland)

Lockerbie bombing suspect not facing charges in Scotland, Lord Advocate says

THE man suspected of being the Lockerbie bombmaker, who is detained in the US, is not currently facing criminal proceedings in Scotland, the Lord…

The Guardian - UK

Abduction of Lockerbie bomb suspect ‘agreed with US three months ago’

Mohammed Abouagela Masud was seized by notorious militia after discussions between US and Libyan officials

The Independent UK

Lord Advocate: Lockerbie bombing suspect not facing charges in Scotland

The country’s top law officer told Holyrood that Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi is not currently facing charges.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Lockerbie bomb suspect in US custody ‘abducted by warlord’

Mohammed Abouagela Masud accused by US of preparing the bomb that destroyed the Boeing 747, killing 270 people in 1988. Plus, the oldest university student graduates

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Justice and truth for Lockerbie: The FBI get their man with the arrest of Libyan bombmaker

The passage of 34 years since Pan Am Flight 103 was blown from the Scottish skies above the town of Lockerbie has not dimmed the need for justice for the murder of 259 passengers and crew and 11 people on the ground.

Evening Standard

Lockerbie bombing suspect will not face death penalty

Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi appeared in a federal court in Washington on Monday

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