Trial for alleged builder of bomb in 1988 Lockerbie attack postponed by US judge days before start
The Boeing 747 exploded minutes after takeoff from London on December 21, 1988, killing all 259 people on board, including 190 Americans, and 11 people on the ground in Scotland
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A US judge has postponed the trial of the man accused of building the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988. The delay comes just days before proceedings were set to begin, though the reason for the postponement is not stated in the available information. The bombing killed 270 people total, making it one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in British and American history. Watch for whether the delay signals a plea negotiation, a procedural dispute, or a broader challenge to the prosecution's case.