Others Blamed at Start of Lockerbie TrialThe two Libyan defendants in the Pan-Am Lockerbie bombing trial have pleaded not guilty, and their lawyers have claimed two Palestinian groups are responsible for the terrorist act.A defense statement pointed to 10 other alleged conspirators who belong to two Palestinian groups. However, one of the two groups has immediately denied the allegation. The long-awaited trial opened in the small Dutch town of Camp Zeist Wednesday, under Scottish legal procedure. Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fahima, both from Libya, are charged with murder, conspiracy to murder and breaching the international aircraft safety act. Pan Am Flight 103 exploded in mid-air over Lockerbie, Scotland on its way to New York in December, 1988. 259 people on board and 11 others on the ground were killed. |
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