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Lockerbie is known internationally as the place where, on 21 December 1988, the wreckage of Pan Am Flight 103 crashed after a bomb exploded during the flight. In 2003 Gaddafi admitted Libya's responsibility for the Lockerbie bombing and paid compensation to the victims' families though he maintained that he never personally gave the order for the attack.
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How many people killed in lockerbie bombing?
about 270
Why did Exeter get bombed?
To frighten the English people, which was the main reason for bombing cities.
Was the London blitz justified as a war crime and how come the bombing of dresden is not totally justified as a war crime?
The most important reason is the fact that the Allies won. It's the victor who writes history. Another reason might be that Germany began with bombing cities and the Allied bombings were retaliations.
Which cities were bombed during the blitz and why?
Lockerbie which is a small town in the Dumfries and Galloway region which is a very small town was bombed on the 21st December 1988. There was no real reason behind the bombing it was simply a terrorist attack. The man who was convicted of it - Abdelbaset Ail Mohmed Al Megrahi - was released on compassionate grounds on the 20 August 2009 because he has prostate cancer and only had three months left to live. There is no proof he did it and he is currently still alive.The only other attempt at bombing Scotland was the failed attack at Glasgow Airport in 2007. The only person who died was the man who drove the car into the doors of Glasgow Airport terminal and set the building on fire. This happened on Saturday 30th June 2007.
What event was part of the reason of the US entered world war 2?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor was the main thing that started the war
What are the release dates for The Final Report - 2006 Bombing Over Lockerbie?
The Final Report - 2006 Bombing Over Lockerbie was released on: USA: 2007
How many people killed in lockerbie bombing?
about 270
Who was in charge of the lockerbie bombing?
it is beleved to be abdelbasset mohaned ali megrahi
What is Lockerbie's population?
The population of Lockerbie is 4,009.
What is the biggest aviation bombing attack in aviation?
Lockerbie,where pan am was brought down by a bomb and crashed into the small town in Scotland called lockerbie.No one survived.
When was Lockerbie Revisited created?
Lockerbie Revisited was created in 2009.
What is the duration of Lockerbie Revisited?
The duration of Lockerbie Revisited is 3000.0 seconds.
When was Lockerbie railway station created?
Lockerbie railway station was created in 1847.
When was Gary Lockerbie born?
Gary Lockerbie was born on 1982-11-15.
When did Beth Lockerbie die?
Beth Lockerbie died on September 21, 1968, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
What year was the Lockerbie disaster?
Pan Am Flight 103 went down on the 21st of December in 1988. A bomb destroyed the Boeing 747 above the city of Lockerbie in Scotland. The 243 passengers, 16 crew members and 11 inhabitants of Lockerbie died this day.The Lockerbie bombing, with 180 American citizen victims, was the deadliest attack against the US until the 9/11 hijackings. It is generally regarded as a retaliatory strike for the downing of an Iranian Air Airbus A300 earlier in the year. Iran Air Flight 655 went down after being hit by a guided missile fired by the USS Vincennes, killing 290 people, with 66 of them being children. A link can be found below.
What was the reason for Martin van Buren bombing Iraq?
This did not happen.
