Lockerbie bomb suspect will not face death penalty

He faces three charges, including two counts of destruction of an aircraft resulting in death, and a further count of destruction of a vehicle resulting in death.

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The man suspected of building the bomb that downed Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1988 — killing 270 people — will not face the death penalty, a US court has heard.

Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi appeared in a federal court in Washington on Monday.