Mohammed Abouagela Masud accused of setting timer for bomb that destroyed Boeing 747, killing 270 people
A Libyan accused of preparing the bomb that killed 270 people when an explosion ripped through Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie,Scottish prosecutors, who have been closely involved in the investigation, said the families of those who were killed “have been told” that Mohammed Abouagela Masud had been extradited to the United States.
Two other men were prosecuted at the time, one of whom, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. Released when he was suffering from terminal cancer, he died in 2012. The second man,But US investigators also pursued Masud and finally announced criminal charges against him two years ago. It is not known exactly how he was extradited, but he was previously in detention in Libya.
According to the US affidavit, Masud was a key figure in the bomb plot and worked with Megrahi and Fhimah to carry it out. Fhimah was later acquitted at a trial. Three months after the bombing, the US alleges, Masud and Fhimah met with then Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, who “thanked them for carrying out a great national duty” and said the operation was a total success.
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