The United States detains the man who made the explosive of the Lockerbie attack

The Libyan accused of making the explosive that blew up the plane of the Pan Am flight over the Scottish town of Lockerbie 34 years ago is now in the custody of USAas confirmed today by the Scottish and US authorities.

The US brought charges against Abu Agila Masud two years agoalleging that this individual played a key role in the explosion that occurred on December 21, 1988.

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That detonation on board the device Boeing 747 What did the route do? London – New York when the plane was flying over the aforementioned Scottish city left 270 dead, the deadliest terrorist incident to occur on British soil.

All 259 passengers and crew members died along with 11 other people at Lockerbie after the wreckage fell on them.

Abu Agila Masud He is considered the “third conspirator” after the plane crash.

“The families of those killed in the explosion of lockerby have said that the suspect Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi He is in the custody of the United States.A spokesman for the Scottish Prosecution Service said today.

The same source added that “the Scottish prosecution and police, together with the British government and American colleagues will continue this investigation, with the sole aim of bringing those who acted in conjunction with al-Megrahi to justice.”

A spokesman for the US Department of Justice told the US media, without specifying a date, that Masud is scheduled to appear in District Court for the District of Columbia on the two criminal charges against him related to the explosion.

Former Libyan secret service agent Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was already convicted of mass murder in 2001.

Source: Elcomercio

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