Lockerbie bomb originated in CIA briefcase

Title

Lockerbie bomb originated in CIA briefcase

Genre

News report

TX Date

2 Feb 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:00:32

Description

Investigators now know the bomb that blew apart the Pan Am jumbo jet over Lockerbie was planted in the luggage of a CIA Agent. Explosives were put in his bags by Palestinian extremists who’d blown his cover on a secret mission. The CIA officer and five colleagues were among the 270 people who died. This exclusive report from David Johnston in Edinburgh. Originally on Radio Forth.

Contributors

Radio Forth; David Johnston

Keywords

Terrorism; Aeroplanes; Espionage; Spies; CIA; Intelligence service; Disasters (events); Bombs; Civil aircraft; Crashes (aircraft); Lockerbie bombing (1988)

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