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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At the Justice Department, Mueller prosecuted Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega and the perpetrators of the Lockerbie bombing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Dunblane occupies a similar place to Lockerbie in the Scottish memory.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

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.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

The church closed in 2023 and since then the Applegarth congregation has merged with others in nearby Lockerbie.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

He died at Banpend village, near Lockerbie, on the 29th January, 1801, aged eighty-six.

From Curious Epitaphs by Various

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