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Iran’s terrifying new terror tactic may be turning airline pilots into 9/11-style attackers, former IDF colonel warns
New York Post • • world
Key Points:
- The hijacking of a Dubai airliner by an Omani pilot who stabbed his co-pilot and attempted to crash the plane may signal a new terrorist tactic involving radicalized pilots carrying out suicide attacks, according to former IDF intelligence officer Miri Eisin.
- The pilot, Hamam al-Hammami, had previously been banned from flying due to suspicions of radicalization, and officials including Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and former intelligence operatives suspect Iranian involvement or influence.
- Experts warn that recruiting or radicalizing commercial pilots for such attacks would require a sophisticated and prolonged process, with lone wolf extremists possibly influenced by widespread jihadist propaganda rather than direct recruitment.
- The incident raises concerns that traditional post-9/11 security measures may be insufficient, prompting calls for new technological solutions to allow crew access to cockpits to prevent similar attacks in the future.
