Lockerbie bombing accused says he was forced into false confession
Published: 9/18/2025

Abu Agila Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, the Libyan accused in the Lockerbie bombing, claims he was coerced into a false confession by masked men threatening his family. Mas'ud's lawyers argue that his confession should be deemed inadmissible in his upcoming trial in April next year. This revelation comes after Mas'ud's alleged involvement in the 1988 Pan Am flight 103 bombing that killed 270 people, mainly Americans, resurfaced when charges were brought against him five years ago.