On this day in 1992, the United Nations (UN) imposed sanctions on Libya for refusing to hand over two men suspected of bombing the Pan Am Flight 103.
The story of the Pan Am Flight 103 dates back to 21 December 1988, when a terrorist bomb exploded on board the plane, destroying the aircraft over the Scottish town of Lockerbie and killing 270 people, mostly Americans. Seven years later (1999), after the UN passed a resolution to impose sanctions on the country, Libya turned over the Lockerbie suspects for trial, and the sanctions were suspended.
In 2001, Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was jailed for life after being found guilty of 270 counts of murder in connection with the bombing. In August 2009, he was released by the Scottish Government on compassionate grounds after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. He died in May 2012 as the only person to be convicted for the attack.
Information courtesy of: https://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/united-nations-un-imposes-sanctions-libya.
