Tag Archives: Lockerbie
Now that Abdullah al-Senussi has been extradited back to Libya, Scottish prosecutors are expected to try and question him about the 1988 bombing of PanAm Flight 103, which killed 270 people. By Duncan Gardham The notorious head of Libyan intelligence … read more »
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Tagged Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, Abdullah Senussi, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Libya, Lockerbie, Mauritania, Muammar Gaddafi, Senussi
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Deposed Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi’s notorious spy chief is in custody in Tripoli after extradition from Mauritania, Libya’s premier said Wednesday, a step toward bringing the man linked to aircraft bombings and atrocities to justice. A plane carrying Abdullah al-Senoussi … read more »
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Tagged Abdullah Senussi, al-Senoussi, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Libya, Libyan, Lockerbie, Mauritania, Nancy Pelosi
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Tripoli – Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the Lockerbie plane bombing, has been hospitalised in Tripoli in critical condition, a source close to his family said on Saturday. “Abdelbaset has been in hospital since yesterday and his … read more »
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Tagged Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, afria travel, Africa news, African news, Compassionate release, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Lockerbie, Medical state, Pan Am Flight 103, travel to africa, Tripoli
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October 21, 2011 by benim
Tripoli – During nearly 42 years in power, Muammar Gaddafi ruled with an eccentric brutality. He was so mercurial he turned Libya into an isolated pariah, then an oil power courted by the West, then back again. At home, his … read more »
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Tagged Gaddafi, Indepth Africa Magazine, Libya, Lockerbie, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Pan Am Flight 103, Ronald Reagan, Sirte
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September 29, 2011 by benim
Tripoli – Libya’s new authorities are “ready to co-operate” if they are asked to provide people for questioning over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, the interim justice minister said on Wednesday. “We are ready to co-operate if more people were asked … read more »
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Tagged Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, Alex Salmond, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Libya, Lockerbie, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, NTC, Pan African News, Pan Am Flight 103, Scotland, Southern Africa, Tripoli, West Africa
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Albany – New York’s US senators are asking the Libyan transitional government to hold the convicted Lockerbie, Scotland, plane bomber fully accountable for his terrorist actions. Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was convicted and imprisoned in Scotland for the 1988 bombing of … read more »
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The former Libyan intelligence agent convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing over Scotland made a rare public appearance on Tuesday at a rally in support of Muammar Gaddafi. Libyan state television showed Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, who returned to Libya in … read more »
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Tagged Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Libya, Lockerbie, NATO, North Africa, Pan African News, Pan Am Flight 103, Scotland, Southern Africa, Tripoli, United States, West Africa
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Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has warned that the Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi could seek revenge on Britain for its involvement in airstrikes. In an interview with The Guardian newspaper, the politician said the dictator could stage another Lockerbie-style terrorist … read more »
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October 15, 2010 by benim
Libya, once shunned by much of the international community over the 1988 bombing of a PanAm plane above the Scottish town of Lockerbie, has undergone a dramatic rehabilitation. Tripoli formally took responsibility for the incident in 2003. The move, part … read more »
Posted in Facts about Africa, Libya
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Tagged Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, Africa news, Arab people, Facts about Libya, Government, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Libya, Libya country profile, Libya Timeline, Lockerbie, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Pan Am Flight 103
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