A U.S. federal judge has postponed the trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, the Libyan intelligence operative accused of making the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988.
Jury selection had been scheduled to begin on Wednesday, but U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich delayed the proceedings after defense lawyers said they needed more time to examine newly discovered evidence, including material located in other countries.
The judge did not announce a new trial date but scheduled a hearing for September 1 to discuss the next steps.
Mas'ud, who is now in his mid-70s, has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the destruction of the aircraft and faces a possible life sentence if convicted.
The Pan Am Flight 103 bombing occurred on December 21, 1988, when a Boeing 747 exploded shortly after taking off from London. All 259 people aboard the aircraft were killed, including 190 Americans, while another 11 people died on the ground in Lockerbie.
The attack became one of the world's most notorious terrorist bombings and contributed to the international isolation of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's government, which accepted responsibility for the bombing in 2003.
Mas'ud denies involvement. Prosecutors allege that he built the time-delayed bomb, which was placed inside a suitcase and loaded onto the aircraft after passing through Malta and London's Heathrow Airport.
His case has been delayed for years because of disputes over evidence, including an alleged confession he reportedly made to a Libyan police officer in 2012.
The upcoming September 1 hearing will determine how the U.S. prosecution of the decades-old Lockerbie bombing will proceed.
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