Terrorists from this nation were responsible for the horrific Pan Am Flight 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1998.

The terrorist responsible for the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing were from Libya. Many speculated that the attack had been retaliation for a 1986 U. S. bombing campaign against Libya’s capital city, Tripoli. Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi was convicted of the bombing, while Lamin Khalifa Fhimah was acquitted.