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B.C. court records show second charge against alleged hijacker Shaheer Cassim

The man accused of hijacking a plane and triggering a security scare at Vancouver International Airport last week faces a ...
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Vancouver Island Plane Hijacking Suspect Shaheer Cassim Arrested; Police Say He Wanted to Disturb Airspace for Ideological Reasons

A 39-year-old man Shaheer Cassim was arrested and charged with hijacking a plane from the Victoria International Airport ...

'Hijacked' Plane Causes Chaos at Busy Airport as Pilots Divert Landings and Flights Are Grounded

A small stolen aircraft ground flights and forced diversions for 39 minutes while flying above Vancouver international ...

Pilot with 'ideological motive' steals small aircraft and disrupts major international airport operations

A stolen Cessna 172 caused a security incident at Vancouver International Airport, halting operations before the pilot was ...

Ex-pilot called himself Messiah on climate-change mission, day before alleged Vancouver hijack

The day before the suspected hijacking of a light aircraft triggered a security scare at Vancouver's airport this week, ...

Suspect charged with hijacking in YVR incident used to be a pilot

Shaheer Cassim, 39, has been charged with hijacking after being accused of stealing a small plane from the Victoria Flying ...
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Ex-pilot called himself messiah on climate-change mission, day before alleged hijack in Vancouver

Former commercial pilot Shaheer Cassim posted on social media that he is a 'messiah sent to save humanity from climate change ...