BBC: Man accused of making bomb used in Lockerbie bombing is in US custody

LONDON, Dec 11 — A man accused of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland in 1988 is in custody in the United States, the BBC said today, citing Scottish authorities.

Abu Agila Masud has been taken into custody after the United States announced charges against him two years ago, the BBC said. — Reuters