Seeking Victim Information Concerning Pan American Flight 103
(The Lockerbie Scotland Bombing)
United States v. Abu Agila Mohammed Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi
Case: DC-22-cr-392-DLF

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI’s) Counter Terrorism Division and the U.S. Department of Justice are engaging in an effort to identify all victims who have been affected by, and are eligible for, victim services in the case of the United States v Abu Agila Mohammed Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi (DC-22-cr-392-DLF), which has been set for a jury trial on May 12, 2025, in the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia. The Defendant (Mas’ud) has been charged with destruction of an aircraft resulting in death, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 32(a)(1) and (a)(2), and destruction of a vehicle used in foreign commerce by means of an explosive resulting in death, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 844(i). 270 individuals were killed in the bombing (259 aboard the aircraft, and 11 on the ground in Lockerbie, Scotland).

The U.S. Congress has passed legislation to make remote access to court proceedings in this case available to victims. The law defines a “victim” of the attack on Pan Am Flight 103 as follows: (1) you were present at or near the scene in Lockerbie, Scotland, when the bombing occurred or immediately thereafter and you suffered direct or proximate harm (e.g., physical or emotional injury) as a result of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, or (2) you are the spouse, legal guardian, parent, child, brother, sister, next of kin, or other relative of someone who was killed aboard Pan Am 103 or killed or harmed on the ground in Scotland, or someone who possesses a relationship of similar significance to someone who was killed or harmed in the attack as defined above. If you believe you meet this definition of a victim and would like to receive remote access to the court proceedings and/or other victim services, please fill out this short form and click “submit” to send it to us.

We understand that this notice may be unexpected and raise questions for many who are connected to this tragedy. Please accept our apologies for any apprehensions caused by this sudden outreach, and rest assured that we have a team of dedicated individuals prepared to address any concerns you may have about this process. In the meantime, we are collecting this information in an effort to inform the court about the widespread geographic locations of our victim population, and to demonstrate how this may affect your personal and physical capabilities to access the trial proceedings in person.

Furthermore, the FBI is legally mandated to identify victims of federal crime in open FBI investigations. Identified victims are entitled to certain rights under federal and/or state law and may be eligible for certain services and restitution. Your responses to this survey are entirely voluntary, but will certainly assist our investigation and prosecution of this case while ensuring that you receive access to needed services as a potential victim. Based on your responses, you may be contacted by the FBI for additional information. Identifying information for all victims will be kept confidential.

Once again, please know that you may reach out to PanAm103families@fbi.gov with any questions prior to participating.