Mohammed Abu Talb

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Mohammed Abu Talb (Arabic: محمد أبو طلب‎) is serving a life sentence in Sweden, having been convicted in 1989 of bombing a synagogue in Denmark in 1985.

[edit] Terrorism

Mohammed Abu Talb is a former member of the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front (PPSF). Although Abu Talb was convicted of the 1985 synagogue bombing, he maintained he was innocent and had ended all terrorist activities in relation to Palestine at the end of 1982.

[edit] Lockerbie bombing

In a special defence at the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial, defence counsel alleged that the Syrian-backed Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) and the lesser known PPSF were responsible for the Lockerbie bombing. They called Abu Talb to give evidence at the trial since they alleged he was linked to both terrorist groups.

In his testimony in November 2000, Abu Talb told the court that he was not involved in the December 1988 Lockerbie bombing. He said he had been at home babysitting in Sweden at the time of the bombing.