North and South America
Date of Event:
Jul 17, 2025
The suspect charged with hijacking in connection with an incident at Vancouver International Airport on Tuesday was a pilot more than a decade ago.
Shaheer Cassim, 39, has been charged with hijacking after being accused of stealing a small plane from the Victoria Flying Club, flying it over the Salish Sea and eventually landing it at YVR.
Cassim made a brief court appearance on Wednesday afternoon and remains in custody.
A Facebook page of someone with the same name and image describes himself as a “messenger of Allah.”
“I am the messiah sent to save humanity from climate change and usher in an era of world peace.”
This person also writes about climate change, saying the sea ice is going to disappear within two years and humans will eventually go extinct.
The Facebook profile says he was employed from 2008 to 2010 by now-defunct KD Air, a small airline based on Vancouver Island.
Shaheer Cassim, 39, has been charged with hijacking after being accused of stealing a small plane from the Victoria Flying Club, flying it over the Salish Sea and eventually landing it at YVR.
Cassim made a brief court appearance on Wednesday afternoon and remains in custody.
A Facebook page of someone with the same name and image describes himself as a “messenger of Allah.”
“I am the messiah sent to save humanity from climate change and usher in an era of world peace.”
This person also writes about climate change, saying the sea ice is going to disappear within two years and humans will eventually go extinct.
The Facebook profile says he was employed from 2008 to 2010 by now-defunct KD Air, a small airline based on Vancouver Island.
