Lockerbie bombing trial postponed over new evidence

A federal judge on Monday postponed the trial of a former Libyan intelligence operative charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, citing the discovery of new evidence that defense attorneys need time to examine. The decision delays what would have been the first U.S. trial related to the attack that killed 270 people over Lockerbie, Scotland. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich issued the order in Washington, D.C., postponing jury selection that had been scheduled to begin on Wednesday. The judge cited the complex nature of the case, the newly discovered evidence, and the need for the defense to determine how best to proceed.