Lockerbie suspect arrest and transfer to U.S. prompts Libya probes

Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, also known as Mohammed Abouajela Masud, accused of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland in 1988, is shown listening in this courtroom sketch drawn during an initial court appearance in U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S. December 12, 2022. REUTERS/Bill Hennessy

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's Presidential Council head Mohammed al-Menfi and Attorney General Siddiq al-Sour on Wednesday vowed investigations into the transfer of Lockerbie suspect Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi to the United States.

Mas'ud's sudden arrival in the United States after his family said he was seized from their home by gunmen last month has caused widespread anger in Libya at the Tripoli government.