The US is set to unseal charges against a Libyan man suspected of assembling the bomb which killed 270 when it was detonated during a Pan Am flight over Scotland 32 years ago.
The downing of Pan Am flight 103, travelling from London to New York on December 21, 1988, killed hundreds of people over Lockerbie in Britain s largest terrorist atrocity.
Former Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, who was found guilty in 2001 of mass murder and jailed for life with a minimum term of 27 years, was the only person convicted of the attack.
But now, the US Justice Department is expected to unseal a criminal complaint against Abu Agila Mohammad Masud, who is currently held by Libyan authorities.
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fourth man has been arrested on terrorism-related charges, connected to the summit. the u.n. s nuclear chief is flying to terrain, hoping to secure a deal to allow inspectors to resume a long-stalled search for evidence that iran is trying to develop a nuclear bomb. the visit comes days before the next round of talks between world powers and iran, over its nuclear program. nearly 3 years after he was released from a scottish prison, the former libyan intelligence officer, convict in the lockerbie bombing has died, according to his brother, abdel basset al-megrahi was 60. he had prostate cancer. 270 people were kill in the the 1988 bombing of the pan am flight. with the weather, helping crews in colorado to get control of the wildfire. officials say it s 85% contained. the west has been hit hard this fire season with blazes in arizona and several other states. those are the top stories right
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