New evidence delays first US trial into 1988 Pan Am bombing that killed 270
A US trial has been postponed. Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, a former Libyan intelligence official, is accused of building the bomb that downed Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988. The delay came after new evidence was disclosed.
Why it mattersNearly 40 years after the attack, new evidence could shift this historic case. The bombing killed 270 people and remained partially unsolved for decades.
AustraliaNo direct Australian effect yet, though citizens from 21 countries died in the bombing, including Australians on the flight.
Corroborated byperthnow.com.au
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