Prosecutors say Libyan freely confessed to Lockerbie bombing

US prosecutors allege that Abu Agila Mas'ud Kheir al-Marimi, a Libyan accused in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, freely confessed to his involvement in the attack which killed 270 people. Mas'ud's alleged confession was obtained in a Libyan detention center in 2012, where he admitted to his role under duress. Despite Mas'ud's claims of coercion, prosecutors argue that the confession is voluntary and reliable, pointing to evidence gathered over the years corroborating his involvement in the Lockerbie bombing and other attacks. Mas'ud is set to stand trial in Washington next year, with his lawyers seeking to suppress the confession as evidence.