(CNN) -- Brian Flynn, brother of a victim aboard downed Pan Am Flight 103, said Thursday that the killing of former Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi is a moment of justice. "For more than 20 years, (Gadhafi) continued to haunt the world," he said. "We can take some satisfaction that justice can be done." LIVE BLOG: Latest developments on Gadhafi's death A bomb left 270 people dead when it exploded aboard the Boeing 747 as it flew over Lockerbie, Scotland, less than a week before Christmas day in 1988. The attack ultimately was pinned on Libyan intelligence officials. Flynn's brother, John Patrick, was one of 35 university students killed in the tragedy. A permanent memorial at New York's Syracuse University was dedicated to the victims.
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Flynn's brother was one of 35 university students killed in the 1988 bombing
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