The bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 left so many people dead that it was the biggest terrorist incident against a U.S. target before 9/11. How many people died?
Answer: 270
Explanation
Shortly after 19:00 on 21 December 1988, while the aircraft was in flight over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, it was destroyed by a bomb that had been planted on board, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew in what became known as the Lockerbie bombing.
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