Real Dictators

Colonel Gaddafi Part 6: The Lockerbie Bombing

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Jul 20, 2021
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ANECDOTE

Lockerbie Bombing

  • Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew.
  • The explosion also resulted in the deaths of 11 people on the ground, making it the biggest terrorist atrocity in British history.
INSIGHT

Initial Suspicions and Evidence

  • Initial suspicions included Palestinian groups and Iran, possibly in retaliation for the USS Vincennes incident.
  • The investigation revealed a bomb in a Samsonite suitcase, containing Semtex explosive within a Toshiba radio cassette player.
INSIGHT

Libyan Suspects Identified

  • Two Libyan men, Abdul Bassett Al-Megrahi and Lamin Khalifa Fhimah, were identified as suspects in the Lockerbie bombing.
  • Gaddafi denied Libyan involvement, claiming the evidence was laughable, and refused to hand them over initially.
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