National Geographic Channel Commemorates the 20th Anniversary of Lockerbie in an Air Crash Investigation Special

National Geographic Channel Commemorates the 20th Anniversary of Lockerbie in an Air Crash Investigation Special

LONDON, November 30/PRNewswire/ --

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Twenty years ago on 21st December, (1988), all 259 people travelling on Pan Am Flight 103 were killed when the aircraft bound for New York exploded above the small Scottish town of Lockerbie. There were a further 11 deaths on the ground. This devastating plane crash shattered a village and captured the attention of the world.

Within a month of the chilling explosion, investigators discovered a piece of circuit board the size of a fingertip originating from a bomb. It was found to have come from a suitcase in the plane's luggage compartment. But who was responsible for this devastating terrorist act? This Air Crash Investigation special looks into the resulting investigation, tracking down the bomber and his subsequent conviction of the murder of 270 people. Two years later, the Libyan government accepted responsibility and paid a $2.7 billion settlement.

This National Geographic Channel special, features interviews with UK AAIB investigators and FBI bomb analysts and is based on official reports and eyewitness accounts.

National Geographic Channel have created a special website featuring the incident, http://natgeochannel.co.uk/programmes/air-crash-investigation, this includes the results of the investigation, facts and background details on piecing together this type of enquiry.

The site contains a comprehensive world map showing all the locations of accidents featured in series 1- 6 of Air Crash Investigation.

UK Premiere: AIR CRASH INVESTIGATION: LOCKERBIE on Monday 8th December at 9pm

A picture accompanying this release is available through the PA Photowire. It can be downloaded from http://www.pa-mediapoint.press.net or viewed at http://www.mediapoint.press.net or http://www.prnewswire.co.uk.

Source: National Geographic Channel

For more information contact: Luigia Minichiello, Publicity Manager, National Geographic Channel, Tel +44(0)20-7751-7679, Email: Luigia.Minichiello@bskyb.com

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