this is the only man to i have been convicted of the lockerbie bombing, abdel baset al—megrahi, jailedreleased and allowed to return home to libya because he was dying of cancer. his conviction was subject to several appeals, doubts that were echoed by some victims' families, including john moseley whose daughter died. it fills my mind with questions, really. first of all, why has it taken so long? secondly, what's he doing in america? this was a crime committed on, or above, scottish soil but which came to land on scottish soil. therefore, it's the responsibility of the scottish legal system, not the americans. so with the anniversary of the bombing only days away, the search for justice bombing only days away, the search forjustice for bombing only days away, the search for justice for those who bombing only days away, the search forjustice for those who died continues 3a years on. james landale, bbc news. 0ur correspondent alexandra mckenzie is in lockerbie this evening — sarah smith our north america editor joins us from washington. sarah, what happens now? well, we know that abu a

al megrahi was sentenced to life in prison. but eight years after his conviction in 2008, he was released from a scottish prison with terminal prostate cancer. arriving home in libya, he received a hero's welcome. in 2011, following the revolution that toppled libya's dictator, moammar gadhafi, i visited al megrahi at his home in tripoli. he was near death. his family, as they always had, protesting his innocence. >> had he been able to see a doctor? >> no, there is no doctor. there is nobody to ask. and we don't see any phone line to call anybody. >> what's his situation right now? >> he stop eating and he's -- sometimes he's coming -- coma. >> he goes unconscious? >> yes. >> reporter: he died the following year, without ever proving his innocence. al marimi's trial will likely revisit part of megrahi's defense, particularly alleged inconsistencies about how the bomb came to be in the plane. nic robertson, cnn, london. >> and last hour, i spoke with kara weeps, president of the victims of flight pan am 103. she lost her brothe

the only man to have been convicted of the lockerbie bombing, abdelbaset al—megrahi, was jailed in 2001 eight years later and allowed to return home to libya because he was dying of cancer. some of the victims�* families still have doubts about his conviction and about the arrest of mas�*ud. it fills my mind with questions, really. first of all, why has it taken so long? secondly, what is he doing in america? this was a crime committed on scottish, well, above scottish soil, but which came to land on scottish soil, therefore its the responsibility of the scottish legal system. with the prospect of a new trial looming, the 34th anniversary of the bombing will be commemorated quietly in lockerbie in a few days�* time. sara smith, bbc news, washington. 0ur scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie is in lockerbie. alexandra mackenzie many alexandra mackenzie people in lockerbie still vividly many people in lockerbie still vividly remember that night, just days before christmas almost 3a years ago. many people would have been flying home for christmas. some of the relatives come back to lo

al megrahi was sentenced to life in prison. but eight years after his conviction in 2008, he was released from a scottish prison with terminal prostate cancer. arriving home in libya, he received a hero's welcome. in 2011, following the revolution that toppled libya's dictator, moammar gadhafi, i visited el megrahi at his home in tripoli. he was near death. his family, as they always had, protesting their innocence. >> has he been able to see a doctor? >> no, there is no doctor. nobody to ask. and we don't have any phone line to call anybody. >> reporter: what's his situation right now? >> he stop eating and he's -- sometimes he's coming -- coma. >> he goes unconscious? >> yes. >> reporter: he died the following year, without ever proving his innocence. his trial will likely revisit part of megrahi's defense, particularly alleged inconsistencies about how the bomb came to be in the plane. >> this is a case and an investigation that has bedeviled investigators at times and the detail and the scrutiny of a debris field scattered

that was abdelbaset al—megrahi, who was convicted after standing trial to scottish court in the netherlandsled for life, but released on compassionate grounds by the scottish government in 2009 and died in libya in 2012. but the americans and the scots always said others were involved. they're saying that masud was one of the people involved in that operation and they've been pursuing him now for a number of years. he was serving a prison sentence, a ten year prison sentence, for for bombing activities against people who were rising up against colonel gaddafi. last month, the american ambassador to libya, met richard norland, met senior officials from the governments of national unity in tripoli. that was on november the 8th. then on the 21st of november, masud's family reported that he'd been kidnapped in tripoli by armed men. they suggested that the government of national unity might be planning to extradite him to the united states. there was something of a backlash to that possibility in libya. there were people from thejustice ministry and also from human rights officials were saying t

they don't believe that al—megrahi was guilty and they do not want to see a trial on american soil.lopment today but not one that they believe is going to bring the closure that they have been seeking for many years. closure that they have been seeking for many years-— for many years. alexandra, thank ou. four days before a nurses' strike — due to affect much of england as well as wales and northern ireland — their union has offered to pause the action if ministers negotiate with them directly. 0ur political correspondent ione wells reports. it's just days until nurses plan to walk out for the first time. 0nly care for life—threatening cases has to be provided by law. unions say those strikes could be paused, like they have been in scotland, if the government agrees to talk to them about pay. nurses had wanted a 19% pay rise — 5% more than the rate that goods, services and mortgages are rising by. nurses aren't greedy people, they definitely are not. but a nurse on £27,000 a year living in central london needs to be able to feed her children, be able to send them to school, look aft

but as they were investigating al-megrahi, masoud started to surface.tors made their initial investigations into him, the libyan government denied he even existed. but it turned out that he was in libya and an intelligence officer and a bomb making expert. the big break came in 2017 when u.s. officials received an interview with that libya law enforcement had done with masoud in 2012 where he admitted to making the bomb, delivering it to -- building the timer so it could go off on the pan am flight. that would then put a lot of focus on masoud. he was still at large for a long time. and then about a month ago, reports emerged that some groups in libya had captured masoud, had kidnapped him. there was some speculation that they may then hand him over to the u.s. to then stand trial. obviously, they did and here we are now. masoud now in u.s. custody facing trial for that bomb that killed 270 people with 34 years ago. a lot of people, a lot of the relatives of the families are going to want to know answers. the mechanism of how this was done. more importa

the only man to have been convicted of the lockerbie bombing, abdelbaset al—megrahi, was jailed in 2001released eight years later and allowed to return home to libya because he was dying of cancer. some of the victims�* families still have doubts about his conviction and about the arrest of masud. it fills my mind with questions, really. first of all, why has it taken so long? secondly, what is he doing in america? this was a crime committed on scottish, well, above scottish soil, but which came to land on scottish soil, therefore it's the responsibility of the scottish legal system. with the prospect of a new trial looming, the 34th anniversary of the bombing will be commemorated quietly in lockerbie in a few days�* time. sara smith, bbc news, washington. well earlier i spoke to bob and eileen monetti whose son rick was a passenger on pan am flight 103. i began by asking for their reaction to this latest suspect being charged. since attorney general barr announced the indictments a couple of years ago, the family members, and especially my daughter, kara, and otherfamily members, have

this is the only man to have been convicted of the lockerbie bombing, abdelbaset al—megrahi, jailed inut later released and allowed to return home to libya because he was dying of cancer. his conviction was subject to several appeals, doubts that were echoed by some victims�* families, including john moseley whose daughter helga died. it fills my mind with questions, really. first of all, why has it taken so long? secondly, what's he doing in america? this was a crime committed on, or above, scottish soil but which came to land on scottish soil. therefore, it's the responsibility of the scottish legal system. so with the anniversary of the bombing only days away, the search for justice for those who died continues 3a years on. james landale, bbc news. 0ur scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie is in lockerbie. i'm here at the garden of remembrance and many people in lockerbie will be remembering that flight 3a years on. we come up to the 34th anniversary just days before christmas. many of the families who lost loved ones come to lockerbie, particularly at this time of year, to rem

the only man to have been convicted of the lockerbie bombing, abdelbaset al—megrahi, was jailed in 2001 eight years later and allowed to return home to libya because he was dying of cancer. some of the victims' families still have doubts about his conviction and about the arrest of mas'ud. it fills my mind with questions, really. first of all, why has it taken so long? secondly, what is he doing in america? this was a crime committed on scottish, well, above scottish soil, but which came to land on scottish soil, therefore it's the responsibility of the scottish legal system. with the prospect of a new trial looming, the 34th anniversary of the bombing will be commemorated quietly in lockerbie in a few days' time. sara smith, bbc news, washington. we can now speak to bob and aileen monetti, who's son rick was a passenger on pan am flight 103. bob was also a long—time leader of the victims of pan am flight 103, an organization helping victims' families. thank you very much to both of you for making time to speak to us. of course, any development with this case has a very significant mean

the only man to have been convicted of the lockerbie bombing, abdelbaset al—megrahi, was jailed in 2001released eight years later and allowed to return home to libya because he was dying of cancer. some of the victims�* families still have doubts about his conviction and about the arrest of masud. it fills my mind with questions, really. first of all, why has it taken so long? secondly, what is he doing in america? this was a crime committed on scottish, well, above scottish soil, but which came to land on scottish soil, therefore it's the responsibility of the scottish legal system. with the prospect of a new trial looming, the 34th anniversary of the bombing will be commemorated quietly in lockerbie in a few days�* time. sara smith, bbc news, washington. we can now speak to us attorney mark zaid who has spent more than 20 years representing families of the pan am flight 103 victims, and was part of the legal team that filed the first civil lawsuit against libya in 1993. a warm welcome to the programme. first of all, to get your reaction then to the news that abu agila masud is to appe

this is the only man to have been convicted of the lockerbie bombing, abdelbaset al—megrahi, jailed in but later released and allowed to return home to libya because he was dying of cancer. his conviction was subject to several appeals, doubts that were echoed by some victims�* families, including john moseley whose daughter helga died. it fills my mind with questions, really. first of all, why has it taken so long? secondly, what's he doing in america? this was a crime committed on, or above, scottish soil but which came to land on scottish soil. therefore, it's the responsibility of the scottish legal system. so with the anniversary of the bombing only days away, the search for justice for those who died continues 3a years on. james landale, bbc news. for more on this, the bbc�*s david willisjoins me from los angeles. david, the question is, how did this man end up in america? fix, david, the question is, how did this man end up in america?— david, the question is, how did this man end up in america? a very good cuestion. man end up in america? a very good question- we — man end up in

myself and three other family members were the ones that proposed the trial of abdelbaset al—megrahiuntry and we got roundly criticised for families and other people, the secretary of state albright, at the time, thought it was a great idea. that is how the trial got there. now this is the first time we united states have the ability to be the lead prosecutors and for me, that is very sensible —— satisfying. in and for me, that is very sensible -- satis inc. ., ., .,, satisfying. in the uk, a man whose dau~hter satisfying. in the uk, a man whose daughter died _ satisfying. in the uk, a man whose daughter died in _ satisfying. in the uk, a man whose daughter died in the _ satisfying. in the uk, a man whose daughter died in the bombing - satisfying. in the uk, a man whose daughter died in the bombing said | daughter died in the bombing said the trial should take place in the united states or scotland but in a united states or scotland but in a united nations court. what do you make of that? i united nations court. what do you make of that?— make of that? i have the highest resect make

for years, the only person convicted in the lockerbie bombing case was mcgraw he, al-megrahi, a formeryan intelligence official was accused, along with another loving man, who is acquitted for planting the explosive inside a portable cassette player, in a suitcase, on the plane. abigail he was sentenced to life in prison, but eight years after his conviction in 2008 he was released from a scottish prison, with terminal prostate cancer. a lot arriving home in libya he received a heroes welcome. in 2011, following the revolution that toppled libya's dictator, muammar gaddafi, i visited him in his home in tripoli. he was near death. his family, as they always, had protesting his innocence. >> as you've been able to see a doctor? >> no. there's no doctor. he has nobody to ask, and we don't have any phone line to call anybody? >> what's the situation right now? we >> he stopped eating, we sometimes ease in a coma. we >> he died the following year. without ever proving his innocence. his trial will likely revisit part of the majority his -- about how the bomb came to be we're on the plane. >

>> he is the missing link in the case after megrahi was released, families were relupset he was released after his cancer he lived for another three years with his family. the new suspect may be that. he is the expert bomb maker for the libyan intelligence agency. when you look at the fact he traveled to malta where the bomb was placed on the process to get on the plane, he left the day before the bombing. there's a witness that can describe his role, his fingerprints were on the boarding card that was recovered. there's a strong case against h him. >> 34 years later. the reporting i read didn't have any detail on how they were able to get him extradited. >> libya has been a fragmented country, he was captured by militia groups, held and put on trial by the provisional government with really ada fee's command staff of his intelligence agencies, he was very much a background figure. a documentary maker named ken dornstein whose brother died on pan am flight 143 went back to libya, through switzerland where the guy who made the little circuit board that controlled the timing of the bomb, t

>> reporter: we will, perhaps that will bring solace, abdelbaset al megrahi convicted in that court inrlands, put in jail in scotland and released for that amount of time because he had cancer. i caught up with him in his house in tripoli, libya, right after gadhafi was overthrown. tried to speak to him and he was basically in a coma but his family was professing his innocence. saying there was inconsistencies in the evidence. for the families who lost loved ones here all of that is unimaginably painful for the likes of us who covered this as professional reporters trying to bring out the information. for family members this is information about why this happened, about precisely how it happened. and precisely who was responsible. and then seeing them face justice. so, you know, i sort of come at it with that perspective. we're all sitting here. we all remember when it happened. i remember being here in the uk when it happened and covering it over the many years subsequently. so, you know, i always try to put myself in the place of the families. i think this is very important. this is

the initial investigation was not about the man who masterminded the attack, al-megrahi.ew conducted by libyan a law enforcement knew that 2012. masud admitted to building the bomb, transporting the bomb. he said that it had been sanctioned by libyan intelligence. when the attack had finally been carried out, gaddafi thanked him and his other perpetrators for carrying out the attack. he still have not been found. about two years ago, the u.s. had issued a warrant for his arrest. they said he was the man who had built the bomb who was -- a militant group apparently kidnapped masud. they got in touch with americans, saying they could possibly give him for -- that's apparently what happened. he was handed over about one month ago, as you mentioned. he's on his way to the states. the families of the lockerbie bombing what a lot of answers to what happened. how was the bomb exactly made? more importantly, they want to know why they did this to get some sort of closure on that heinous attack. that is the worst terrorist attack on british soil. >> up next, thank you, my friend.

the only man to have been convicted of the lockerbie bombing, abdelbaset al—megrahi, was jailed in 2001was dying of cancer. some of the victims' families still have doubts about his conviction and about the arrest of mas'ud. it fills my mind with questions, really. first of all, why has it taken so long? secondly, what is he doing in america? this was a crime committed on scottish, well, above scottish soil, but which came to land on scottish soil, therefore it's the responsibility of the scottish legal system. with the prospect of a new trial looming, the 34th anniversary of the bombing will be commemorated quietly in lockerbie in a few days' time. sara smith, bbc news, washington. the cbs correspondent in new yorkjarred hill explains why has this charge been brought now after all these years and what's next in the process. there is, according to american authorities, here that really does tie masud to this attack, a lot of it based on fairly new evidence that came in around 2017. us officials says masud admitted to building the bomb during an interview that he did with libyan authorit