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 2001
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Lockerbie lawyers discuss security Defence for the Libyans accused of the bombing have turned to airport security
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| Jan.16 |
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Lockerbie bomb route questioned Defence lawyer suggested the suitcase could have been put on the Pan Am flight at Frankfurt, rather than at Malta
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| Jan.18 |
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Lockerbie judges begin deliberations| Judges will return on January 30 to reveal progress in reaching a verdict | |
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| Jan.31 |
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Libyan bomber sentenced to life| Intelligence agent found guilty of the murder of 270 people in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. Co-defendant walks free | | |
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Lockerbie bomber to appeal Al-Megrahi, 48, convicted of killing 270 people in airline bombing is to appeal conviction. U.S. still held Libya accountable
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| Feb.1 |
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Cleared Libyan arrives home Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah, the man cleared of carrying out the Lockerbie bombing came back to Libya
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  Families deny Gadhafi proof Relatives of the Lockerbie victims have dismissed claim that the Al-Megrahi convicted of the mass murder is innocent
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| Feb.2 |
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 Libya to be sued over Lockerbie| 150 American families of victims of the bombing to sue Libya for up to $10 billion | | |
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| Feb.3 |
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Protest at Lockerbie conviction Thousands have rallied outside the UN building in protest at the conviction of bomber Megrahi. 3 men slashed their throats
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| Feb.6 |
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Police halt UK embassy protest Police have halted an attempt to storm the British embassy during a demonstration over the Lockerbie verdicts
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| Mar.2 |
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 United States of Africa ? On 2-day summit of the Organizsation of African Unity (OAU) leaders pledged to speed up unifying the continent
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| May.12 |
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 Gadhafi to mediate Uganda, Sudan| Gadhafi has convinced the two states to reinvigorate 1999 peace agreement | |
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| Aug.23 |
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Lockerbie bomber granted appeal| Abdel Baset al-Megrahi has been granted leave to appeal against his life sentence | |
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