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  "id": 3243668,
  "title": "US delays Lockerbie bombing trial over new evidence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/us-delays-lockerbie-bombing-trial-over-new-evidence",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T10:53:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/08/25/us-delays-lockerbie-bombing-trial-over-new-evidence/232610"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A US federal judge has postponed the trial of Libyan man Abu Agila Mohammad Masud, accused of being involved in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland in 1988, which killed 270 people. Jury selection for the trial was set to begin on Wednesday, but Judge Dabney Friedrich cited \"newly discovered evidence\" and \"evidence located in other countries\" as the reason for the delay. Masud, who has been in US custody since 2022, pleaded not guilty to charges related to the \"destruction of an aircraft resulting in death.\" If convicted, he could face life in prison. No new trial date has been set, but a court hearing is scheduled for September 1 to discuss the case's status. Masud, who has been in US custody since 2022, was sentenced to 10 years in Libya in 2015 after being accused of using remote-detonated bombs against Libyan opposition members in 2011. He also confessed his involvement in the Lockerbie bombing to Libyan authorities during an interrogation in 2012.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON, Aug 25 — A US federal judge postponed yesterday the trial of a Libyan man accused of making the b...",
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "US judge delays Lockerbie bombing trial over new evidence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/us-judge-delays-lockerbie-bombing-trial-over-new-evidence",
        "published": "2026-08-25T08:16:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Lockerbie bombing trial postponed again after new evidence emerges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/lockerbie-bombing-trial-postponed-again-after-new-evidence-emerges",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:21:33.000Z"
      }
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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."
}