Posted on 12/21/2018 7:37:56 AM PST by 11th_VA
LOCKERBIE, Scotland (Reuters) – A simple wreath-laying and prayer service in Lockerbie on Friday marked 30 years since a jumbo jet was blown up over the small Scottish town, killing 270 people.
Pan Am flight 103 exploded on its way from London to New York a few days before Christmas in 1988, killing all 259 people on board and another 11 on the ground. It is the deadliest ever militant attack in Britain.
Lockerbie, near the English border, with a population of just 4,000 people, has been synonymous with the tragedy ever since.
“Let us find hope and peace for all those who lost loved ones and who still carry the scars of this atrocity,” Jeff Brown, who directed the religious service, told those assembled.
The memorial service at Dryfesdale Cemetery was attended by Lord Lieutenant Fiona Armstrong, who conveyed a personal message from Queen Elizabeth.
“I send my prayers and good wishes to all those who will be marking this solemn anniversary,” she said.
Libyan intelligence officer Abdel Basset al-Megrahi was found guilty of the bombing, along with others who were never identified, and was jailed for life in 2001.
Megrahi was later released because he was suffering from cancer. He died in 2012.
Neighbor’s daughter here also——dreadful day.
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I will never forget the MSM televising that poor woman screaming for her daughter when she found out the plane had crashed.
They are disgusting.....................
He was released in 2009 by a gullible liberal judge (Kenny MacAskill). He then live a life of comfort and luxury until 2012, when he allegedly died during the Libyan Civil War. His 'health deteriorated rapidly' which usually does happen when one catches a few bullets. Until the fighting, he was in great health.
“It is the deadliest ever militant attack in Britain.”
It wasn’t a militant attack. It was an Islamic terrorist attack.
And today, the UK is overwhelmed by them.
And I read the Libyan’s conviction was overturned so now, no one is being held accountable
Iran
It was payback for Iran Flt 655 downed by the USS Vincennes
Blood price
Covered up all these years
IMHO
And I wasn’t on board, through the grace of God. Long story, not snuff time to tell.
The crash also spelled the death of PanAm, a once-great airline. They unwisely sold their Asian routes earlier, believing business flyers were all going to Europe. Ooops, Kissinger-Nixon opened trade with China, Europe couldn’t compete, and there went Pan Am, which that flown me all over the world.
PanAm is still in business, as a railroad...
I’ve said all along that it was the iranians.
There was one iranian backed group PFLP-GC (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command) led by ahmed jibril who failed in their attempt, and it was passed off to the libyans to carry out the attack.
I was scheduled to fly the same route the same day. I changed to Friday in order to spend the weekend with my family.
Wow. You both were given an extended natural life.
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