American Airlines mechanic Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani was arrested a couple weeks ago after sabotaging the navigation system of a flight to Nassau with 150 passengers on board.
Alani, a veteran employee, admitted that he tampered with the controls of the flight and claimed he was upset over ‘stalled union contract negotiations.’
Right.
A federal judge imposed a pretrial detention for Alani during Wednesday’s hearing after prosecutors presented evidence of possible terror ties.
USA Today reported:
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, a veteran mechanic who worked for American since 1988, 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.
How many others like Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani are working for airlines just waiting to sabotage planes?
