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Lockerbie bomber dies in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya — The Libyan intelligence officer convicted in the 1988 bombing of an American airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, died at home here Sunday nearly three years after passions around the case were reawakened when he was freed on...Tags: Wars and Interventions, CNN (tv network), Tripoli (Libya), Petroleum Industry, White House
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Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya
World NowAbdel Basset Ali Megrahi, convicted in the 1988 bombing of an American airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, died at home in Tripoli on Sunday nearly three years after passions around the case were reawakened when he was freed on compassionate grounds due to... -
LIBYA: U.S. officials call for extradition of Lockerbie bomber
Babylon & BeyondPoliticians are already demanding Libya's new rulers extradite convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset Ali Megrahi now that it appears his longtime ally Moammar Kadafi is being ousted. Among those demanding Megrahi's extradition to the U.S. for trial... -
Gulf oil spill: BP Lockerbie conspiracy accusations to be aired
GreenspaceU.S. Senators will examine whether a lucrative oil deal between BP and Libya played a role in the release from a Scottish prison of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the convicted bomber of a Pan Am flight that crashed over Lockerbie, Scotland, in...... -
Obama and Cameron appear to agree on everything, down to their neckties
Top of the TicketFull text. Barack Obama and David Cameron meet warmly in the Briton's first official White House visit as new prime minister.... -
Primer: The case of the Lockerbie terrorist bomber
The release from prison Thursday of Abdel Basset Ali Megrahi, described as terminally ill with prostate cancer, was the latest development in the case of the 1988 Pan Am bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, which was seared into American and British...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Crimes, Terrorism, Punishment, Bombings
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Some of the Key Events in Moammar Kadafi's Rule
1969: Lt. Col. Moammar Kadafi comes to power at age 27, when he leads a coup against Libya's pro-Western monarchy. 1979: The Carter administration places Libya on a list of state sponsors of terrorism, where it remains. 1981: The U.S. closes down the...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Crimes, Armed Forces, Bombings, Economic Sanctions
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From the archives: Pan Am Bomb Suspect Sentenced
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLONDON -- The only person so far officially identified as a suspect in the bombing of a Pan Am jumbo jet over Scotland a year ago was sentenced by a Swedish court to life imprisonment Thursday on unrelated terrorist offenses. The verdict came on the...Tags: Guerrilla Activity, Journalism, Disasters and Accidents, Murder, Sweden
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From the archives: At Least 258 Dead in Scotland Crash of N.Y.-Bound 747
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLONDON -- A Pan American World Airways jumbo jet carrying 258 passengers and crew from London to New York crashed in a huge fireball at a village just north of the Scottish border Wednesday evening, killing everyone on board and injuring at least a...Tags: Structural Failures, London Heathrow Airport, Disasters and Accidents, Spain, Television
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Lockerbie bomber dies at age 60
CNNAbdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the only person convicted in connection with the Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people, died Sunday, the Libyan government and a family member said. He was 60. The former intelligence officer, who had suffered from...Tags: CNN (tv network), Democratic Party, Criminal Laws, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Punishment
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Convicted Lockerbie Bomber Megrahi Dies in Libya
CNNAbdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the only person convicted in connection with the Lockerbie airline bombing that killed 270 people, died Sunday, the Libyan government and family members said. He was 60. The former intelligence officer, who had...Tags: Islam, CNN (tv network), Prosecution, Tripoli (Libya), NATO Summit
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Convicted Lockerbie bomber dies
The only person convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing will be laid to rest. Abdel Baset al-Megrahi died Sunday, nearly three years after his release from a Scottish prison. His celebratory homecoming in Libya sparked outrage from the international...
Tags: Scotland, Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, Lockerbie Bombing (1988)
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