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The Libyan man Abu Agila Masud has been identified as a suspect in the Lockerbie attack.
Now he is said to have been arrested in the United States.
– The families of those who died in the Lockerbie bombing have been informed that he is in American custody, a spokesperson for British authorities said.
The Libyan man Abu Agila Masud, who is suspected of being behind the Lockerbie attack, has been arrested in the United States, the BBC reports.
This according to relatives of those who were killed in the attack.
– The families of those who died in the Lockerbie bombing have been informed that the suspect Abu Agila Masud is in American custody, says a spokesperson for British authorities.
It was on December 21, 1988 that Pan Am 103, on its way from London to New York, was blown up over Lockerbie. 270 people died.
Already two years ago, the US claimed that Masud played a key role in the bombing. Last month, reports surfaced that he had been kidnapped in Libya, sparking speculation that he would be extradited to the United States.
He is now accused of making the bomb that blew up the plane.