Sunday, December 21, 2008

Lockerbie Bomb Anniversary Marked

From The BBC:

Relatives of the 270 people killed in the Lockerbie bombing have been marking the 20th anniversary of the tragedy.

Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up over the town on 21 December 1988, claiming the lives of everyone on the plane and 11 local residents on the ground.

A number of "low key" ceremonies took place in the town, and another was held at London's Heathrow Airport chapel.

A tribute was also planned in the US at the Lockerbie memorial in the Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC.

New York State's Syracuse University, which lost 35 students in the bombing, also held a service.

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