US EditionB.C. court records show second charge against alleged hijacker Shaheer Cassim
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, JUL 22 – Shaheer Cassim faces a second charge for interfering with navigation systems after hijacking a Cessna and causing nine flights to be diverted and grounded, police said.
- On July 22, 2025, British Columbia online court records show Shaheer Cassim marked a second charge of interfering with a navigation system, sworn Friday.
- On July 15, Shaheer Cassim was arrested after threatening a flight instructor, seizing a Cessna, and circling over Vancouver International Airport.
- At Vancouver International Airport, nine flights were diverted and flights grounded for just under 40 minutes during the incident, and U.S. fighter jets were scrambled but did not intercept the plane.
- Cassim is expected to appear at Provincial Court in Richmond, B.C., on Tuesday, and both charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison.
- On social media, Shaheer Cassim described himself as `messenger of Allah`, adding his background as a former commercial airline pilot.
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B.C. court records show second charge against alleged hijacker Shaheer Cassim
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RICHMOND — The man accused of hijacking an aircraft and triggering a security alert at Vancouver International Airport last week faces a second charge related to illegal theft. British Columbia's online judicial records indicate that a charge of damage or interference with a navigation system was laid on Friday against Shaheer Cassim. Cassim was arrested on 15 July after allegedly threatening a flight instructor at Victoria International Airport…
B.C. court records show second charge against alleged hijacker Shaheer Cassim – Energeticcity.ca
RICHMOND — The man accused of hijacking a plane and triggering a security scare at Vancouver International Airport last week faces a second charge related to the rogue flight. B.C. online court records say a charge of damaging or interfering with a navigation system was sworn Friday against Shaheer Cassim. Cassim was arrested July 15 after allegedly threatening a flight instructor at Victoria International Airport, seizing control of a Cessna, t…
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