{
  "id": 3163366,
  "title": "Lockerbie trial pushed back again",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/lockerbie-trial-pushed-back-again-3163366",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-24T23:53:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/08/25/lockerbie-bombing-trial-pan-am/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A delay has been granted to the start of the trial for the man accused of creating the bomb that caused the 1988 Lockerbie air disaster, resulting in the deaths of 270 individuals. On Monday, Washington District Judge Dabney Friedrich acceded to Abu Agila Al Marimi's court-appointed lawyer's request for additional time to assess the evidence that will be presented against his client. Jury selection, tentatively scheduled for August 25, will now commence later. The incident occurred shortly after Pan Am Flight 103 took off from London on December 21, with all 259 people on board and 11 more on the ground in Lockerbie, Scotland, losing their lives. Of the 270 victims, 190 were US citizens. The trial will consider 150 pieces of crash evidence, witness accounts from multiple countries, and various documents including passports, hotel records, receipts, telegrams, baggage tags, and letters, many of which originate from Libya, the UK, the US, Malta, and Czechoslovakia. The case has gained significant attention due to the recent release of a Netflix six-part series titled The Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, which depicts the events leading up to the tragedy and the subsequent investigation. In 2020, Al Marimi was first charged and taken into US custody in 2022, but health concerns, defense team issues, and extensive pre-trial deliberations have contributed to the trial's postponement. Only one individual, former Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset Al Megrahi, has been convicted of the bombing, and he passed away in 2012.",
  "summary": "Lawyers for the man accused of making the bomb that killed 270 people in the 1988 Lockerbie air disaster have been granted a delay to the start of the trial. On Monday, Washington District Judge Dabney Friedrich granted Abu Agila Al Marimi's court-appointed lawyer's request for more time to review evidence to be presented against his client Jury selection for Mr Al Marimi's trial was tentatively…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Lockerbie trial pushed back again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/lockerbie-trial-pushed-back-again",
        "published": "2026-08-24T23:53:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Trial for alleged builder of bomb in 1988 Lockerbie attack postponed by US judge days before start",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trial-for-alleged-builder-of-bomb-in-1988-lockerbie-attack-postponed",
        "published": "2026-08-25T03:26:16.000Z"
      }
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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."
}