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USA: MEMORIAL TO VICTIMS OF 1988 LOCKERBIE AIR DISASTER

(3 Nov 1995) English/Nat US President Bill Clinton has dedicated a memorial to the 270 victims of the 1988 Lockerbie air disaster in Scotland.. At a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, the President pledged he would not give up the fight to bring to justice those responsible for the mid-air explosion. The cairn unveiled on Friday comprises 270 stones, one for each person killed in the disaster. Ignoring the rain, hundreds of relatives of the victims killed in the Lockerbie air disaster gather at Arlington cemetery near Washington. It's been nearly seven years since a terrorist bomb blew apart Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland. A stone cairn dedicated to the victims was unveiled by U-S President Bill Clinton. SOUNDBITE: " Let us take this cairn as a sign of our bond with the victims of Pan Am 103 to remember the light they brought into so many lives, to work to bring justice down on those who committed the murders, to keep our own people safe and to rid the world of terrorism and never to forget until this job is done. SUPER CAPTION: Bill Clinton, U-S President The cairn dedicated to their memory comprises 270 stones, one for each victim, with each of their names engraved on the monument. SOUNDBITE: " Let the stones of this cairn remind us we must have the determination to leave no stone unturned until all those responsible are brought to justice" SUPER CAPTION: Reverend Patrick Keegans, Lockerbie priest. SOUNDBITE: "Libya is a pirate state, a rogue nation. We ask the U-S Congress to work closely with President Clinton using the powers granted them without ado to place a naval blockade on Libyan oil fields if we cannot get it done through the United Nations" SUPER CAPTION: George Williams, Victims' Association Libya has been under international air, arms and diplomatic sanctions imposed by the United Nations since April 1992. The aim is to force Col. Moammar Gadhafi, the Libyan leader, to surrender two Libyans believed by the West to be responsible for the terrorist attack. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...