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Former Lockerbie Bombing Suspect Al Amin Khalifah Fhimah Dies at Age 70
Just the facts
Former Libyan Airlines station manager Al Amin Khalifah Fhimah died at the age of 70 in Libya. Fhimah was tried by a special Scottish court in the Netherlands in 2001 alongside Abdelbaset al-Megrahi for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, which killed 270 people. Scottish judges acquitted Fhimah of all charges due to insufficient evidence, while co-defendant al-Megrahi was convicted. Following his acquittal, Fhimah returned to Libya and lived as a private citizen until his death.
Why this is news
Libyan Airlines announced the death of 70-year-old Al Amin Khalifah Fhimah, who was acquitted in 2001 of charges related to the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing.
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