Lockerbie Bombing Trial Delayed Again
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A court has stopped a big trial from starting. The trial is about the Lockerbie bombing. This happened 37 years ago. A plane exploded and many people died.
The man in the trial is from Libya. He is 37 years old. He is called a suspect. This means people think he did something wrong.
The trial has now been postponed three times. This means the start date moved again. The new delay happened because of new evidence. Evidence is information that helps show what is true.
The new evidence appeared just three days before the trial was due to start. Because of this, the court needs more time. No one knows the new start date yet.
The Lockerbie bombing is a very old and serious case. Many families still want to know the full truth. They are waiting for the trial to finally begin.
Vocabulary15 words
- trial
- when a court decides if someone did something wrong
- suspect
- a person who might have done something bad
- postponed
- moved to a later time
- evidence
- facts that show what is true
- case
- a legal problem that a court looks at
- bombing
- when a bomb explodes and hurts people
- court
- a place where judges decide about laws
- delay
- when something takes longer to happen
- explode
- to break apart with a loud noise
- Libyan
- from the country Libya
- start date
- the day something begins
- serious
- very important; not small
- families
- groups of people related to each other
- truth
- what really happened
- begin
- to start
Quiz
Answer key
1. The Lockerbie bombing 2. New evidence appeared 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A court has stopped a big _____ from starting. The trial is about the Lockerbie bombing. This happened 37 years ago. A plane exploded and many people died.
The man in the trial is from _____. He is 37 years old. He is called a _____.
The trial has now been _____ three times. This means the start date moved again. The new delay happened because of new _____.
The new evidence appeared just three days before the trial was due to start. Because of this, the court needs more _____.
The Lockerbie bombing is a very old and _____ case. Many families still want to know the full _____.
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