is coming to the us to stand trial and face justice through our legal system, i think that it is something that we have been fighting for for over three decades, so i think there is a sense of finally justice for our loved ones. the only man to have been convicted of the lockerbie bombing, abdelbaset al megrahi, was jailed in 2001, but released eight years later and allowed to return home to libya because he was dying of cancer. some of the victims families still have doubts about his conviction and about the arrest of masud. it fills my mind with questions, really. first of all, why has it taken so long? secondly, what is he doing in america? this was a crime committed on scottish, well, above scottish soil, but which came to land on scottish soil, therefore it s the responsibility of the scottish legal system. with the prospect of a new trial looming, the 34th anniversary
pan am flight 103 was flying from heathrow to new york, when over south west scotland a massive explosion in the cargo hold brought it down in seconds. all 259 passengers and crew died, most of them american, as did 11 others when wreckage fell on their homes. it remains the most deadly terrorist attack in british history. this is the man the us authorities accuse of making the bomb, abu agila mas ud, seen here in libya where he had beenjailed for unrelated crimes. two years ago the us attorney general formally charged mas ud with making the device which brought down flight 103. the american and the scottish authorities have always stressed that they would never stop trying to bring other people to justice. it was five years ago that the fbi learned that abu agila mas ud had confessed to a libyan official that he had built the lockerbie bomb. now he has finally been arrested and is being extradited to the united states.
they beryl grey was born in london in 1927. legend had it she gave herfirst london in 1927. legend had it she gave her first performance in a local pub at the age of three dame beryl grey. she made her official debut as a teenager and will go on to work with some of the greatest names in ballet. she once said she had been very lucky it had been a lovely life and dancing was a very personal expression of happiness. the british ballerina dame beryl grey who s died at the age of 95. before we go, here is a reminder of our top story. days before the 34th anniversary of the lockerbie bombing, a libyan man accused by the united states of being the bomb maker has been taken into us custody. 270 people died when pan am flight 103 exploded over scotland, just before christmas
dame beryl grey, who s died at the age of 95. hello and welcome. abu agila masud is set to appear in court later on monday after being arrested over the lockerbie air crash in 1988. he s accused of being the man who made the bomb that made the airliner explode above a scottish village 3a years ago. the families of the victims have expressed both concern and delight about the arrest as our north america eidtor sarah smith reports. just a few days before christmas in 1988, the town of lockerbie was suddenly engulfed in flame.
rick monetti died on the plane. his sister, kara weipz, welcomes the prospect of a court case in the us. to know now that one of those who is involved in the bombing is coming to the us to stand trial and face justice through our legal system, i think that it is something that we have been fighting for for over three decades, so i think there is a sense of finally justice for our loved ones. the only man to have been convicted of the lockerbie bombing, abdelbaset al megrahi, was jailed in 2001, but released eight years later and allowed to return home to libya because he was dying of cancer. some of the victims families still have doubts about his conviction and about the arrest of masud. it fills my mind with questions, really. first of all, why has it taken so long? secondly, what is he doing in america? this was a crime committed on scottish, well, above scottish soil, but which came to land on scottish soil, therefore it s the responsibility