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Man accused of making bomb used in Lockerbie bombing is in U.S. custody, BBC reports

Abu Agila Masud has been taken into custody after the United States announced charges against him two years ago, the BBC said.

December 11, 2022 / 18:28 IST
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China's first atomic bomb, tested October 16, 1964, at Lake Lop Nor (Image source: http://www.china.org.cn/english/congress/228244.htm via Wikimedia Commons)
China's first atomic bomb, tested October 16, 1964, at Lake Lop Nor (Image source: http://www.china.org.cn/english/congress/228244.htm via Wikimedia Commons)

A man accused of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland in 1988 is in custody in the United States, the BBC said on Sunday, citing Scottish authorities.

Abu Agila Masud has been taken into custody after the United States announced charges against him two years ago, the BBC said.

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first published: Dec 11, 2022 06:28 pm

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