Lockerbie bombing trial postponed due to defendant health issues
World · 24 August 2026
Written by AI from multiple news reports
A trial linked to the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has been delayed. The defendant, Abu Agila Masud Al-Marimi, was due in court in Washington DC on 12 May 2025. Both prosecutors and defence lawyers asked for more time, partly because Al-Marimi has a health condition that needs treatment. A judge has now agreed to postpone the trial by roughly 90 to 120 days.
Al-Marimi is accused of building the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland, killing 270 people. It is the deadliest terrorist attack on a plane in history. He has been in US custody since December 2022.
A judge has already ruled that a confession Al-Marimi allegedly made can be used as evidence. Physical evidence from the crash has also been moved from Scotland to the United States.