On this day, 37 years ago, December 21, 1988 (November 13, 1988 in the lunar calendar), the Lockerbie air disaster occurred. The Scottish town of Lockerbie was hit by the Lockerbie Air Disaster. Before that, few people knew the name of this town; but since then, the name Lockerbie spread all over the world. Lockerbie has almost become synonymous with aerial disaster. All 259 passengers on the Boeing 747 jet were killed. In addition, residents of the small town of Lockerbie also lost 11 lives, resulting in a total of 270 deaths, most of whom were Americans. At dawn on December 22, the Scottish police who came after hearing the news surrounded the scene of the accident and began to collect evidence. The remnants of the aircraft after the high-altitude explosion were scattered very scattered, which made evidence collection quite difficult. Searchers carried various instruments to conduct a net search of every inch of land in the area, looking for bodies of victims and remnants of aircraft. After nearly a week of hard work, the British police found the bodies of most of the victims and more than 18,000 pieces of aircraft fragments. All these fragments were handed over to units affiliated with the British Ministry of Defense for analysis to determine the cause of the plane crash and provide clues for solving the case. More than 1000 experts and technicians worked day and night in shifts, using various instruments to analyze, simulate and identify these aircraft fragments. The results showed that before the crash, all components of the aircraft were in good condition and there were no signs of failure. This conclusion was expected, because Flight 103 had undergone a 10-minute flight safety check before taking off, and everything was normal. Moreover, the explosion occurred suddenly and the plane did not have any warning in advance, which basically ruled out the possibility of the plane itself crashing. Therefore, technicians believe that the crash was caused by a violent explosion inside the aircraft. A technician noticed a few traces on a metal plate. After identification, the metal plate was a residue on the luggage rack at the front of the aircraft, and the traces were remnants of a high-performance plastic bomb. Further analysis showed that the bomb was a product of the former Slovakia, called Semtex. It is the most famous plastic bomb in the munitions industry and the most popular product among terrorists because general security inspection instruments are powerless to it. The United States and Britain established a joint investigation team, with the British Secret Intelligence Service, Scotland Yard, the CIA and FBI responsible for the investigation of the air crash. On November 14, 1991, after nearly three years of investigation and evidence collection, the United States and Britain finally announced the results of the investigation into the Lockerbie air disaster: the air disaster was caused by two Libya intelligence personnel. They are: Ali Mohammed, former director of the Libya Airlines office in Malta. Megrahi, his colleague Lamin Khalifa Fushmai. They carried bomb luggage from Malta onto Flight 103. White House spokesman Fitzwater announced at a press conference that massacres such as a plane crash could not be achieved without the support of the highest levels of the government, so the target was directed at Colonel Gaddafi, the supreme leader of Libya. Subsequently, the United States and Britain submitted indictments and wanted warrants to Libya through the Italian Embassy in Libya. Libya is in great trouble. Libya has taken a tough stance on this and refused to hand over the so-called suspects. However, Western countries have long identified Libya as a terrorist country and wish they could not wait to put Gaddafi on the dock. How can they agree to let Libya try the so-called suspects itself? Security Council Resolution 731 has given them the power to extradite criminals. Therefore, they stated that there are only two options before Libya: either they comply with Security Council resolutions and extradite criminals; or they do not implement Security Council resolutions and wait for sanctions. Libya chose the latter. On March 31, 1992, the Security Council passed Resolution 748, requiring Libya to hand over suspects before April 15. Otherwise, all countries in the world will interrupt air communications with Libya from the 15th and impose an arms embargo until Libya hands over suspects. But Gaddafi did not take sanctions to heart. "I will retaliate against any country that implements Security Council sanctions," he told reporters. Sanctions officially came into effect on April 15. On this day, all flights departing from Libya were intercepted and forced to return. France, Sweden, Japan, Germany and other countries expelled Libya diplomats. Sanctions against Libya have continued to this day. The feud between Libya and the United States has a long history. Relations between Libya and the United States have been declining since the "Free and Unified Officers Organization" led by Gaddafi overthrew the Idrias Dynasty on September 1, 1969. On June 11, 1970, Libya regained the U.S. Wheeler Air Force Base in Libya. This was the largest U.S. air force base overseas at that time. You can imagine the anger of the Americans. In December 1971, Libya implemented nationalization measures, and the United States was the first to bear the brunt. Since then, Gaddafi gradually leaned to the left and had close relations with the Soviet Union, which was even more intolerable for the United States. In 1979, the United States and Libya withdrew embassy personnel from each other, but they have not yet completely severed diplomatic relations. In August 1981, the United States challenged Libya's air power in the Gulf of Sirte in Libya. As a result, Libya failed. In 1986, the United States used the pretext of Libya to take terrorist actions against American soldiers in Berlin and carried out "surgery" on Libya on April 15, 1986. As a result, although Gaddafi survived, his adopted daughter was killed. There is a deep grudge between the two sides. This time, Libya came to us, and the United States and Britain were just beginning to deal with Libya wholeheartedly. More than six years of sanctions have dealt a devastating blow to Libya's economy. But Libya has always insisted on trying suspects in a third country. In February 1998, the International Tribunal ruled that it was necessary to hear Libya's complaint. Britain and the United States also agreed to hear the case in the Netherlands. Lockerbie air crash