was jailed in 2001, but released eight years later and allowed to return home to libya because he was dying of cancer. some of the victims families still have doubts about his conviction and about the arrest of mas ud. it fills my mind with questions, really. first of all, why has it taken so long? secondly, what is he doing in america? this was a crime committed on scottish, well, above scottish soil, but which came to land on scottish soil, therefore it s the responsibility of the scottish legal system. with the prospect of a new trial looming, the 34th anniversary of the bombing will be commemorated quietly in lockerbie in a few days time. sara smith, bbc news, washington. the cbs correspondent in new yorkjarred hill explains why has this charge been brought now after all these years and what s next in the process. there is, according to american authorities, here that really does tie masud to this attack, a lot of it based on fairly new evidence that came in around 2017. us offic