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New Charges Announced In 1988 Pan Am Plane Bombing

Attorney General William Barr announced new charges 32 years after the plane exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland.
Posted at 6:04 PM, Dec 22, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-22 18:04:13-05

Attorney General William Barr announced new charges 32 years after the bombing of a Pan Am flight over Scotland. 

The man charged Monday is now the third Libyan intelligence official connected to the attack.

The explosion in 1988 killed more than 250 people, including 190 Americans.