seriously. thank you. a key suspect in one of the worst terrorist attacks in history will be in court this afternoon in washington, d.c. it took investigators more than three decades to arrest the alleged bombmaker following the downing of flight 103 in lockerbie, scotland that killed 270 people, including 190 americans. it s taken 34 years to get this far. and so we want this justice fast. it s surreal. it s overwhelming. i don t even know if i have the exact words at this moment. nbc s molly hunter is following the story from london for us. charles coleman is still with me. molly, this is a culmination of a decades long investigation. reporter: chris, this is a huge deal. and i think actually there s so many unknowns still after 34
allegedly behind the blast that took down pan am flight 103 is now in u.s. custody. the plane exploded and crashed in lockerbie, scotland, in 1988. it remains the deadliest attack in british history and one of the worst in u.s. history with 270 people killed. cnn international diplomatic editor nic robertson joining us now live with more on this. nic, you have reported on this bombing and its aftermath for decades. what do we know about the suspect and his alleged role? reporter: his alleged role he is the bombmaker or was the bombmaker and worked with the co-conspirators, one of whom has been charged, served time in jail, was release and subsequently died. he is the person charged and in u.s. custody. his name abu massoud, alleged to
mean, it s supposed to be one of the most diverse crews that will have ever been experienced, so that s a lot to look forward to as well. the most experienced astronaut in american history is peggy witzen who has flown in space multiple times, done ten space walks, and is training for another space flight right now. so it s what we re looking for are super competent, inspired and hard-working people. that s who will be going on the moon the next time artemis flies. thank you for sharing your experience with mr. schmidt last night which was a wonderful gathering of all of you. commander chris hadfield, thank you. good to talk to you. be well. new today a major breakthrough in the investigation of a nearly 35-year-old terror attack. the justice department confirms a suspected libyan bombmaker
bombmaker, the one who made the bomb that was put on the flight that ended up this the pan-am flight that blew up over lockerbie in 1988 and killed 270 people. this has been one of the most interesting and certainly pain staking investigations by the fbi and scottish authorities. remember, this flight blew up 31,000 feet over lockerbie. 300 tons of wreckage was strewn over 845 miles. they found a piece of clothing that was wrapped around the bomb that they traced back to a clothing store in malta. that s how they were able to identify, you know, who was behind the bomb. so all of these years later, the
RENO, NEVADA (AP) – The head of Nevada’s Department of Corrections resigned on Friday at the request of Governor Steve Sisolak in the wake of a prison escape by a convicted bombmaker that went unnoticed for four days. The escapee, who was serving a life sentence for a 2007 murder in an explosion outside a […]