Lockerbie Bomber Dies in Libya: Former Libyan intelligence officer convicted in Lockerbie bombing, Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, has died. By Adel Omran and Lee Keath Associated Press TRIPOLI, Libya -- Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a former Libyan intelligence
Al-Megrahi was convicted in 2001 of planting the bomb aboard Pan Am Flight 103 by a Scottish court set up in the neutral ground of a military base in the Netherlands. The bomb blew up the jetliner as it flew over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec, 21, 1988.
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the only person convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing over Scotland in which 270 people were killed, died on Sunday, his brother told AFP. "He died an hour ago," Abdelhakim
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the only person convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing over Scotland in which 270 people were killed, died on Sunday, his brother told AFP. "He died an hour ago," Abdelhakim
Lockerbie Bomber Dies in Libya: Former Libyan intelligence officer convicted in Lockerbie bombing, Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, has died. By Adel Omran and Lee Keath Associated Press TRIPOLI, Libya -- Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a former Libyan intelligence