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© 2011 MCT Source: BBC, The Telegraph, MCT Photo Se rvice The spy chief and the Lockerbie probe Scottish officials reportedly want to talk with Moussa Koussa, Moammar Gadhafi’s foreign minister and spymaster who recently defected to the U.K., about the 1988 bombing of a Pam Am plane over Lockerbie, Scotland. Moussa Koussa, March 2011 Dec. 1988 Pan Am jet explodes, killing 270 Nov. 1991 U.K. and U.S. indict Libyans Al-Megrahi and Amin Khalifa Fhimah April 1992 U.N. Security Council restricts Libyan air travel, arms sales Jan. 1992 U.N. Security Council demands Libya extradite the two suspects; Libya rejects demand Aug. 1998 U.K., U.S. propose trying suspects in a neutral country, under Scottish law March 1999 May 2000 Trial opens at Camp Zeist in the Netherlands Aug. 2003 Koussa plays key role in negotiating payments to Lockerbie victims Oct. 2008 Al-Megrahi diagnosed with prostate cancer Aug. 2009 Ma rch 2011 Al-Megrahi freed, allowed to go home to Libya Koussa defects to U.K. amid upheaval in Libya Libyan intelligence officials, Al-Megrahi (top) and Fhimah, at the time of the trial Sept. 2003 Following Koussa’s deal, U.N. lifts sanctions on Libya Jan. 2001 Al-Megrahi found guilty of mass murder, jailed for life; Fhimah acquitted Koussa takes part in negotiations that result in suspects being handed over for trial

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Moussa Koussa,

March 2011

Dec. 1988Pan Am jetexplodes,killing 270

Nov. 1991U.K. andU.S. indictLibyansAl-Megrahi

and AminKhalifaFhimah

April 1992U.N. SecurityCouncil restrictsLibyan air travel,arms sales

Jan. 1992

U.N. SecurityCouncil demands

Libya extradite thetwo suspects; Libyarejects demand

Aug. 1998

U.K., U.S. proposetrying suspects in

a neutral country,under Scottish law

March 1999

May 2000

Trial opensat Camp

Zeist in theNetherlands

Aug.

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Jan. 2001

Al-Megrahifound guiltyof massmurder, jailed

for life;Fhimahacquitted

Koussa takespart innegotiationsthat result in

suspectsbeing handedover for trial