{
  "id": 3137984,
  "title": "Judge postpones US trial for Libyan man charged in 1988 Lockerbie bombing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/judge-postpones-us-trial-for-libyan-man-charged-in-1988-lockerbie",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T23:15:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3365118/judge-postpones-us-trial-libyan-man-charged-1988-lockerbie-bombing"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A federal judge on Monday postponed a trial in the US for a former Libyan intelligence official charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, citing the discovery of new evidence that defence lawyers want to examine in the nearly 40-year-old case. Jury selection was scheduled to begin on Wednesday for the federal trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Masud Kheir al-Marimi in Washington. His trial will…",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Lockerbie bombing trial postponed days before it was due to start",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/lockerbie-bombing-trial-postponed-days-before-it-was-due-to-start",
        "published": "2026-08-24T22:13:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Judge postpones U.S. trial for man accused in deadly 1988 Lockerbie bombing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/judge-postpones-u-s-trial-for-man-accused-in-deadly-1988-lockerbie",
        "published": "2026-08-25T00:08:50.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}