Security Architect Explains Israel's Aviation Security Failures
Translated & summarized from TheMarker by baba
In 1986, an El Al security officer foiled a terrorist plot to bomb a flight from London, an act that then-Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir said prevented war with Syria. The expert explained how these failures occurred and how to prevent future ones.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- An aviation security architect revealed pre-war flights into Israel were 60% unprotected.
- A 1986 terror plot to bomb an El Al flight from London was foiled by security.
- The 1986 plot involved a terrorist planting explosives in his fiancée's suitcase.
- Then-Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir stated the 1986 plot's prevention averted war with Syria.
The expert discussed measures to prevent future deadly failures.
In 1986, a Palestinian-Jordanian terrorist attempted a mass attack against Israel by planting explosives in his fiancée's suitcase without her knowledge. He intended for her to board an El Al flight from London Heathrow, planning to detonate the bomb mid-air. The attack was thwarted by an alert El Al security officer. The terrorist received assistance from Syrian intelligence, and Yitzhak Shamir, then serving as Foreign Minister, stated after the incident that the security officer had prevented a full-scale war between Israel and Syria.
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