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Lockerbie

British

/ ˈlɒkəbɪ /

noun

a town in SW Scotland, in Dumfries and Galloway: scene (1988) of the UK's worst air disaster when a jumbo jet was brought down by a terrorist bomb, killing 270 people, including eleven residents of the town

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The Lockerbie bombing has been the subject of a joint Scottish-US investigation since December 1988.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Lockerbie bomb suspect confession video 'lost or destroyed'

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

An alleged confession by a suspect in the Lockerbie bombing will be allowed as evidence in a trial in the United States, a judge has ruled.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Semtex, the explosive used in Lockerbie, is orange.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Claims for compensation in the Lockerbie bombing, LaBelle disco bombing, and UTA 772 bombing cases are ongoing.

From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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