Amazing the US never gives up, I wonder where the caught him.
Pan Am Flight 103 bombmaker Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi in custody, DOJ confirms
The Lockerbie bombing suspect was taken into custody on Sunday.
"The United States has taken custody of alleged Pan Am flight 103 bombmaker Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi," a Department of Justice spokesperson confirmed to Fox News. "He is expected to make his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Additional details, including information regarding public access to the initial appearance, will be forthcoming."
The statement gave no information on how Mas'ud came to be in U.S. custody.
Scotland’s Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said in a statement that "the families of those killed in the Lockerbie bombing have been told that the suspect Abu Agela Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi is in U.S. custody."
Pan Am flight 103, traveling from London to New York, exploded over Lockerbie on Dec. 21, 1988, killing all 259 people aboard the plane and another 11 on the ground. It remains the deadliest terror attack on British soil.
Of the victims, 35 Syracuse University students were killed while returning home from studying abroad.
"This year marks the 34th anniversary of the Pan Am 103 bombing, which claimed 270 lives, including 35 Syracuse University students returning from studying abroad," Chancellor Kent Syverud said in a statement Sunday. "Today’s news is a significant milestone in a decades-long process to bring those responsible for this despicable act to justice. The Syracuse University community stands with all the victims’ families, friends and loved ones who have continued to seek justice for more than three decades. We remain steadfast in our commitment to remember, honor and reflect on the legacy of the lives lost."
"U.S. officials had to know that he was possibly being released. And it probably has to do with the limitations in that particular host country in terms of sentencing and the amount of time that someone serves," former assistant FBI Director Chris Swecker said on Fox & Friends Weekend. "So knowing that this person, they just couldn't let him go, they made that decision to go ahead and render him back to the United States. Now, I don't know this -- I don't have inside information, but I can't imagine any other reason why he would be back in the United States. I don't think he would come here voluntarily."
"This is fairly dated. It was an attempt to start a revolution, if you will, by Gadhafi. He had it in for the United States. But this type of terrorism hasn't gone away," Swecker added. "I'm afraid we've taken our eye off the ball of international terrorism. I think this is a reminder that we need to make sure that we keep our eye on that. With all the so-called domestic terrorism going on. Now, international terrorism like this is still out there. They have long memories."
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Pan Am Flight 103 bombmaker Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi in custody, DOJ confirms
The Lockerbie bombing suspect was taken into custody on Sunday.
"The United States has taken custody of alleged Pan Am flight 103 bombmaker Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi," a Department of Justice spokesperson confirmed to Fox News. "He is expected to make his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Additional details, including information regarding public access to the initial appearance, will be forthcoming."
The statement gave no information on how Mas'ud came to be in U.S. custody.
Scotland’s Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said in a statement that "the families of those killed in the Lockerbie bombing have been told that the suspect Abu Agela Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi is in U.S. custody."
Pan Am flight 103, traveling from London to New York, exploded over Lockerbie on Dec. 21, 1988, killing all 259 people aboard the plane and another 11 on the ground. It remains the deadliest terror attack on British soil.
Of the victims, 35 Syracuse University students were killed while returning home from studying abroad.
"This year marks the 34th anniversary of the Pan Am 103 bombing, which claimed 270 lives, including 35 Syracuse University students returning from studying abroad," Chancellor Kent Syverud said in a statement Sunday. "Today’s news is a significant milestone in a decades-long process to bring those responsible for this despicable act to justice. The Syracuse University community stands with all the victims’ families, friends and loved ones who have continued to seek justice for more than three decades. We remain steadfast in our commitment to remember, honor and reflect on the legacy of the lives lost."
"U.S. officials had to know that he was possibly being released. And it probably has to do with the limitations in that particular host country in terms of sentencing and the amount of time that someone serves," former assistant FBI Director Chris Swecker said on Fox & Friends Weekend. "So knowing that this person, they just couldn't let him go, they made that decision to go ahead and render him back to the United States. Now, I don't know this -- I don't have inside information, but I can't imagine any other reason why he would be back in the United States. I don't think he would come here voluntarily."
"This is fairly dated. It was an attempt to start a revolution, if you will, by Gadhafi. He had it in for the United States. But this type of terrorism hasn't gone away," Swecker added. "I'm afraid we've taken our eye off the ball of international terrorism. I think this is a reminder that we need to make sure that we keep our eye on that. With all the so-called domestic terrorism going on. Now, international terrorism like this is still out there. They have long memories."
Lockerbie bombing suspect in custody
The Department of Justice confirmed that the Pan Am flight 103 bombmaker Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi was taken into custody over the 1988 Lockerbie explosion.
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