No Deals for Libyans, Prosecutors Say

Scottish prosecutors assured relatives of Pan Am 103 victims at a meeting in Washington, D.C., that “no deals” have been made and two Libyans will be prosecuted vigorously on charges they carried out the 1988 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland. Nearly 200 relatives attended a private meeting to receive updates on preparations being made for the trial next February against alleged Libyan agents accused of planting a suitcase bomb on the Pan Am jetliner. The attack killed 270 people, including 189 Americans. To persuade Libya to turn over the suspects--Abdel Basset Ali Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah--the British and U.S. governments agreed to hold the trial at Camp Zeist, Netherlands, which will be considered Scottish territory for the duration of the trial.