Lamin Khalifah Fhimah has been in the news because another suspect in the Lockerbie bombing was recently held by US authorities, know his story and release
According to American authorities, a Libyan man is being held on suspicion of creating the bomb that crashed a passenger plane over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, killing 270 people, including 190 Americans.
Who Is Lamin Khalifah Fhimah Arrested For Lockerbie Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing, His Age, Family, Release, Story
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Abdelbaset al-Megrahi (levo) i Lamin Khalifah Fhimah, operativci libijske tajne službe optuženi za podmetanje bombe u avion PanAm 103 na letu London-Detroit iznad Lokerbija u Škotskoj, izručeni škotskom sudu odlukom libijskog lidera Gadafija.#Vremeplov pic.twitter.com/nbZRacdMzR
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The Department of Justice declared in a statement that the United States brought the alleged Pan Am flight 103 bombmaker Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi into custody.
Since then, other convicts of the bombing have become a trending topic of discussion. Among them is Lamin Khalifah Fhimah who was convicted in 2001 for his participation in the infamous bombing.
Right now, many people are trying to find out everything about him. So, here’s what we know about him:
Who Is Lamin Khalifah Fhimah?
Lamin Khalifah Fhimah is a Libyan national. He has been in the news because another suspect in the Lockerbie bombing was recently held by US authorities.
He was born on April 4, 1956, in Suq el Juma’a, Tripoli, Libya. He is married and had 5 children. He is currently 66 years old.
His Involvement In The Bombings
At the time of the attack, Lamin Khalifah Fhimah was the station manager at the airport in Malta. He was detained in 1991, and in order to stand trial, he was extradited to the UK in 1999. He was cleared of all charges, but his co-defendant, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, was found guilty and given a life sentence.
Insisting on his innocence, he had said he had nothing to do with the incident. Additionally, he claimed that the trial was unfair and that he was a victim of political influence.
His life had been significantly impacted by the Lockerbie tragedy despite his acquittal. He had been harassed and threatened with death by the relatives of the victims, and he is unable to return to work at the airport in Malta.
Since then, Lamin Khalifah Fhimah has relocated to Tripoli, Libya, where he is now leading a quiet life. He had also not commented on al-Megrahi’s release from prison in 2009 because of his illness.