Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah, the Libyan man acquitted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, has died, according to reports.
Fhimah was cleared of involvement in the bombing that killed 270 people when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded above Lockerbie on December 21 1988.
Only conviction in the case
His co-accused, the late Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, remains the only man convicted in relation to the bombing, after being found guilty of 270 counts of murder by a panel of three Scottish judges sitting at a special court in The Hague in 2001.
Fhimah's death was announced "with deep sorrow and profound grief" in a Facebook post by Libyan Airlines, for which he previously worked.
Career and later events
The airline said: "We extend our heartfelt condolences and sincere sympathy to his noble family and all his colleagues and loved ones."
Fhimah worked in Malta for Libyan Airlines as station manager for several years and left just before the bombing.
Megrahi was sent to prison in Scotland but was controversially granted compassionate release in 2009 after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, returning home to Libya where he died in 2012.
Further US trial postponed
Another man charged over the explosion is due to stand trial in the US. Jury selection had been due to begin this week in the trial of Abu Agila Masud, who is charged with making the bomb that destroyed the plane, which he has denied.
The trial has now been postponed, with a further hearing scheduled to take place in Washington next month to discuss the status of the case.
