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- U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich set a trial for Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi in January 2027.
- Al-Marimi pleaded not guilty to two criminal charges.
- Prosecutors allege he engineered the bomb that downed Pan Am Flight 103 on December 21, 1988.
- The bombing killed 270 people minutes after takeoff from London and crashed over Lockerbie in Scotland.
- Defense lawyers sought an August postponement, prompting jury selection to begin on January 19, 2027.
