Scottish court to hear posthumous appeal of Libyan Lockerbie bomber

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Scottish court to hear posthumous appeal of Libyan Lockerbie bomber
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Miscarriage of justice? Family of Libyan Lockerbie bomber can appeal conviction

FILE PHOTO: The Stone of Remembrance at the Memorial Garden in Dryfesdale Cemetery, is seen on the morning of the 30th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 which exploded over the Scottish town on December 21, 1988, killing 259 passengers and crew and 11 residents on the ground, in Lockerbie, Scotland, Britain, December 21, 2018. Jane Barlow/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Pam Am flight 103 was blown up over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in December 1988 en route from London to New York, an attack that killed 270 people, mostly Americans on their way home for Christmas. Chairman of the Commission Bill Matthews said it was the second time they had reviewed Megrahi’s conviction.

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