Lockerbie bombing accused says he was forced into false confession
Summary
Abu Agila Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, a Libyan accused of making the bomb that downed Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1988, claims he was forced to confess under duress while in Libya. His lawyers are asking a U.S. court to dismiss the confession before his trial next year. The bombing killed 270 people, including 190 Americans.Key Facts
- Abu Agila Mas'ud is accused of building the bomb that destroyed Pan Am flight 103 in 1988.
- Mas'ud claims three masked men forced him to learn details about the bombing, which he later repeated under threat.
- His lawyers want a U.S. court to rule the confession inadmissible in his upcoming trial.
- The U.S. Department of Justice charged Mas'ud with involvement in the attack in 2012.
- The bombing resulted in 270 deaths, with 190 victims from the United States.
- Mas'ud has been in custody since December 2022.
- The only other person convicted in connection with the attack was Libyan intelligence agent Abdulbasset al-Megrahi.
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