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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A Libyan man accused of building the device used in the Lockerbie bombing has appeared in a US court as his lawyers attempt to stop his alleged confession being used as evidence at his trial.

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There are rinks in Dumfries and Lockerbie which are able to boast an impressive list of past and present champions in both the men's and women's games.

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Others were not so well prepared and families with young children were ferried to rest centres set up in Lockerbie and Moffat.

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The Glasgow-based human rights lawyer said that the US had previously respected these laws and had worked closely with Scottish authorities following the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.

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The dairy industry has attracted some significant investment recently, like Arla's £144m upgrade to their processing plant in Lockerbie.

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