{
  "id": 3144518,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T00:08:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lockerbie-bombing-suspect-us-trial-postponed-new-evidence/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich postponed a federal trial for former Libyan intelligence official Abu Agila Mohammad Mas ud Kheir Al-Marimi on Monday, citing the discovery of new evidence that defense attorneys wish to examine in the nearly 40-year-old case. The trial had been scheduled to begin on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., marking the first U.S. trial for the December 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, which killed 270 people, mostly Americans. The judge's order did not specify the nature of the newly discovered evidence. Defense attorney Laura Koenig declined to provide further details. The judge set a September 1 hearing to discuss the case's status. The bombing, which occurred at 31,000 feet over Lockerbie, was believed to have been directed by Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, with Al-Marimi, a colonel in the Libyan intelligence service, allegedly involved. Al-Marimi, now in his mid-70s, faces two counts of destruction of an aircraft resulting in death, carrying a maximum penalty of life in prison if convicted.",
  "summary": "A federal judge has postponed a trial in the U.S. for a Libyan man charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, citing the discovery of new evidence.",
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  "coverage": {
    "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": "South China Morning Post",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-24T23:15:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}