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Lockerbie Bombing: A Minute-by-Minute Reconstruction
22 Dec, 2025
Summary
- A new podcast reconstructs the Lockerbie bombing attack minute-by-minute.
- Broadcaster Michael Buerk narrates his firsthand account of the attack's aftermath.
- Libyan intelligence agents orchestrated the 1988 attack, killing 259 onboard and 11 on ground.
To mark the 37th anniversary of the devastating Lockerbie bombing, a compelling minute-by-minute podcast reconstruction has been launched. Veteran broadcaster Michael Buerk lends his voice to narrate the unfolding of the attack, offering a poignant firsthand account of arriving in Lockerbie the morning after Pan Am Flight 103 was obliterated mid-air. The incident on December 21, 1988, claimed the lives of all 259 individuals on board and 11 people on the ground.
