Libya

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Libyan accused in Lockerbie bombing now in American custody

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Libyan intelligence official accused of making the bomb that brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 in an international act of terrorism has been taken into U.S. custody and will face federal charges in Washington, the Justice Department said Sunday.

https://apnews.com/article/london-scotland-united-kingdom-government-states-libya-e195e6bf1c18be0ff102a54219ac9d1f

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Libyan accused in Lockerbie bombing appears in US court

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than three decades after a bomb brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing everyone aboard, a former Libyan intelligence official accused of making the bomb appeared Monday in federal court, charged with an act of international terrorism

https://apnews.com/article/libya-us-department-of-justice-federal-bureau-investigation-government-and-politics-b25a6ef2307886784d659f270cfcd348

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With suspect in custody, spotlight returns to 1988 bombing

The announcement Sunday that a Libyan man suspected in the 1988 bombing of a passenger jet has been taken into U.S. custody put the spotlight back on the notorious terrorist attack and longstanding efforts to pursue those responsible.

https://apnews.com/article/lockerbie-pan-am-bombing-what-happened-9f52836b4bc95ddad7c56d5deabe9cc4

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Libya militia held Lockerbie suspect before handover to US

CAIRO (AP) — Around midnight in mid-November, Libyan militiamen in two Toyota pickup trucks arrived at a residential building in a neighborhood of the capital of Tripoli. They stormed the house, bringing out a blindfolded man in his 70s.

https://apnews.com/article/tripoli-60498b85ddce238c99cbae19e4bead25?

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Libya was mired in chaos and corruption. For years, warnings the Derna dams may burst went unheeded

CAIRO (AP) — The warnings were clear but went unheeded.

https://apnews.com/article/libya-derna-dams-collapse-floods-corruption-neglect-chaos-45f76d2ac76be634865539a27b518ada?

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U.S. General Met Notorious Libyan Warlord

Victims’ relatives are fighting to hold Khalifa Hifter accountable for war crimes. Last week, a top Pentagon official held court with him.

https://theintercept.com/2023/09/26/libya-pentagon-general-khalifa-hifter/?