Wrecked homes are seen after the 1988 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland. (Martin Cleaver/AP)
Quite a bit has occurred between the Pan Am Flight 103 explosion over Lockerbie, Scotland, and the US taking custody of suspect Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi.
Here’s a brief timeline of the occasions which have occurred because the bombing:
Dec. 21, 1988: Pan Am Flight 103 explodes 31,000 toes over Lockerbie, Scotland, 38 minutes after takeoff from London. The 259 folks on board the New York-bound Boeing 747 are killed, together with 11 folks on the bottom.
July 1990: The British Civil Aviation Authority’s Air Investigation Branch formally reviews that an explosive gadget brought on the explosion.
Nov. 13, 1991: US and British investigators indict Libyans Megrahi and Fhimah on 270 counts of homicide, conspiracy to homicide and violating Britain’s 1982 Aviation Security Act. The males are accused of being Libyan intelligence brokers.
Dec. 15, 1998: A US appeals courtroom guidelines kin of the 189 Americans killed within the bombing can sue Libya for its potential function in sponsoring the assault.
April 5, 1999: Libya palms over the suspects to the United Nations. They are taken to the Netherlands to face trial.
May 3, 2000: The trial of suspects Megrahi and Fhimah begins.
Jan. 31, 2001: Megrahi is discovered responsible and jailed for at least 27 years. Fhimah is discovered not responsible.
October 2008: It is introduced that Megrahi is affected by terminal most cancers.
November 2008: Then-US Sen. Frank Lautenberg introduced at a press convention that the households of American victims of the Pan-Am bombing have acquired ultimate compensation from the Libyan authorities. Each household acquired about $10 million, paid in installments between 2004 and 2008.
Aug. 20, 2009: Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill declares that Megrahi will likely be launched from jail on compassionate grounds as a consequence of his terminal most cancers. After being launched, Megrahi returns to Libya and receives a jubilant welcome.
May 20, 2012: Megrahi dies in Libya.
Dec. 21, 2020: Then-US Attorney General William Barr declares legal expenses in opposition to former Libyan intelligence officer Abu Agela Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi. Mas’ud is charged in a legal grievance with for allegedly offering the suitcase with the ready explosive that was later positioned onboard the flight. He is at present in custody in Libya.
Dec. 11, 2022 – The US Justice Department says that alleged bombmaker Mas’ud is in US custody and is predicted to make his “initial appearance in the US District Court for the District of Columbia.” He was in custody in Libya.