In May 1989 , Abu Talb was arrested in connection with the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 on 21 December 1988 , where 270 people were killed . He came under suspicion after Swedish investigators established that he had travelled to Malta in October 1988 , two months before the bombing . British investigators earlier found that the bomb was hidden in a radio-cassette recorder , which was placed in a suitcase and wrapped in clothing bought in Malta . In Abu Talb 's apartment in Uppsala , the police also found a 1988 calendar with the date " 21 December " circled . In addition , Abu Talb 's wife was recorded in a wiretapped telephone call warning another unidentified Palestinian to " get rid of the clothes immediately . " Abu Talb 's involvement in the bombing was also alleged in a 2002 report commissioned by lawyers for Abdelbaset al-Megrahi , the man convicted of the bombing . Abu Talb denied he was involved in the bombing and said his trip to Malta was for " business "
Pan Am Flight 103
Pan Am Flight 103
Abu Talb