Lockerbie

Town in Scotland

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Lockerbie is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, south-western Scotland. It is about 120 km from Glasgow, and 25 km from the border with England. The 2001 Census recorded its population as 4,009. The town came to international attention in December 1988 when the wreckage of Pan Am Flight 103 crashed there following a terrorist bomb attack aboard the flight.

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Part of Lockerbie plane wreckage moved to US ahead of bombing trial A section of Pan Am flight 103 which exploded over Lockerbie almost 36 years ago is being transported to the US for the trial of a man accused of making the bomb. Sky News - Published 2 weeks ago
Father of Lockerbie victim highlights town's 'act of love' amid outcry over 'offensive' Christmas jumper The father of a young woman killed in the Lockerbie bombing has spoken of the town's "act of love" following the tragedy in light of a public outcry over an "offensive" Pan Am-themed Christmas jumper. Sky News - Published on December 13, 2023
Next pulls 'offensive' Pan Am Christmas jumper after Lockerbie backlash Next has pulled a Pan Am-themed Christmas jumper from its website after complaints it was causing offence to those affected by the Lockerbie tragedy. Sky News - Published on December 12, 2023

Man accused of making Lockerbie bomb appears in US court The man accused of making the bomb that brought down Pan Am flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988 has appeared in a US court. Sky News - Published on December 12, 2022
Key questions as US arrests man accused of Lockerbie bombing Three sentences from the United States Department of Justice confirmed this key development in the story of Lockerbie. Sky News - Published on December 11, 2022