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A Libyan man accused of being concerned in making the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 over the city of Lockerbie, Scotland, in December 1988 pleaded not responsible on Wednesday to 3 federal fees introduced towards him in Washington, DC.
Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi faces two fees of destruction of an plane leading to loss of life and one cost of destruction of a car utilized in overseas commerce by an explosive, leading to loss of life. If convicted, he faces life in jail.
A detention listening to for Mas’ud is scheduled for February 23.
The assault killed 270 folks – 259 aboard the Boeing 747 and 11 on the bottom – when a bomb detonated on the flight over Scotland.
Authorities within the US and Scotland introduced final month that Mas’ud was in US custody. The US charged Mas’ud for his alleged involvement within the bombing two years in the past, a spokesman for the UK Crown Office and Prosecutor Fiscal Service beforehand advised Act Daily News. Mas’ud had been in custody in Libya for unrelated crimes when he was charged by the Justice Department two years in the past.
During his preliminary court docket look in December, Mas’ud didn’t enter a plea, citing the necessity to retain counsel earlier than continuing within the case.
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