Families of Syracuse University students killed in a 1988 plane bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, are seeing renewed steps toward justice as they mark 34 years since the attack.
U.S. officials announced earlier this month that a Libyan man was in custody for his alleged role in making the bomb that killed 35 students flying home from a semester abroad. The arrest came just more than a week before the university's annual memorial ceremony Wednesday, which falls on the anniversary of the Pan Am Flight 103.
Syracuse University Communications Manager Kelly Rodoski said loved ones of those killed in the attack have pushed law enforcement to hold the suspects accountable.
"They've worked for 34 years; they've done really amazing behind-the-scenes work to make this to move to this point," Rodoski said. "And I think we are just so supportive of those families and want to be supportive."
Services at Hendrick's chapel will start at 2:03 p.m., the same time the attack occurred. All 259 people on board, and 11 others on the ground were killed in the bombing.