Officials: Lockerbie bomb suspect now in U.S. custody. After more than 30 years, a Libyan intelligence official is in custody for being suspected of making the bomb that blew up a plane over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988. The arrest of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi is a milestone in the decades-old investigation into the attack that killed 259 people in the air and 11 on the ground. American authorities in December 2020 announced charges against Mas'ud, who was in Libyan custody at the time. A Hamburg native, Colleen Brunner, was on board, returning home for Christmas after studying abroad in London. A University at Buffalo student, Greg Capasso, was also killed in the crash along with 35 students from Syracuse University. Though he is the third Libyan intelligence official charged in the United States in connection with the attack, he would be the first to appear in an American courtroom for prosecution. https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/officials-lockerbie-bomb-suspect-united-states-custody/71-a80aa538-08ee-4ddf-a784-64f82a4e361b