90 Miles From Tyranny : American Airlines Mechanic Who Sabotaged a Miami Plane Had ISIS Videos on His Phone

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

American Airlines Mechanic Who Sabotaged a Miami Plane Had ISIS Videos on His Phone

The man arrested for sabotaging the navigation system on an American Airlines plane that was scheduled to take off from Florida earlier this year had ISIS propaganda videos on his cellphone. According to prosecutors, Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani has ties to the Islamic terrorist group through his brother in Iraq. The new revelations came during a bail hearing in Miami Wednesday. Alani is a naturalized citizen from Iraq.

From the Associated Press:

An American Airlines mechanic named Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani accused of disabling a navigation system on a flight from Miami was denied bond today after ISIS videos showing graphic murders were discovered on his cellphone - AP
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A federal judge cited new evidence of potential terrorism sympathies in denying bail for a mechanic charged with sabotaging an American Airlines jetliner.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Chris McAliley imposed pretrial detention for 60-year-old Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani at Wednesday’s hearing.
The new evidence presented by prosecutors includes that Alani has a brother in Iraq who may be involved with the Islamic State extremist group as well as statements Alani made about wishing harm on non-Muslims.
Alani is a naturalized U.S. citizen from Iraq. He’s not charged with a terror-related crime.
Alani is charged with sabotaging a Boeing 737 with 150 people aboard at Miami International Airport because ongoing labor negotiations were jeopardizing his chances at earning overtime.

Alani claimed he sabotaged the plane in order to get mechanic overtime pay. Luckily the issue was noticed by pilots before taking off and nobody was hurt. Alani was caught on surveillance video and he conducted the sabotage for seven minutes.

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1 comment:

  1. I dunno, why do we let cults into this country that tell us straight up they plan on killing us. I hope the stupid people die first.

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