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Al Amin Khalifah Fhimah, acquitted in Lockerbie bombing, dies at 70
Al Amin Khalifah Fhimah, a Libyan airline official acquitted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing investigation, has died aged 70. Libyan Airlines announced his death on social media and expressed condolences to his family.
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Fhimah, who was acquitted in connection with the attack that killed 270 people over Lockerbie, Scotland, passed away with his death confirmed through a statement posted on Libyan Airlines' Facebook page. The airline extended its condolences to his family and relatives.
Fhimah was tried alongside Abdelbaset al-Megrahi for their alleged roles in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 on December 21, 1988. While al-Megrahi was convicted and imprisoned, Fhimah was found not guilty and released. Al-Megrahi was later released on compassionate grounds in 2009 and died in Libya in 2012.
The Lockerbie bombing remains one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in aviation history. The attack claimed the lives of 259 people aboard the aircraft and 11 residents on the ground in the Scottish town. The case drew international attention and led to years of investigation and legal proceedings involving multiple countries.