Security Architect Explains Israel's Aviation Security Flaws
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
The article references a 1986 incident where a terrorist attempted to bomb an El Al flight from London, which was foiled by security. The architect aims to explain how to prevent future failures.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Sixty percent of flights entering Israel were neglected before the war, according to the architect.
- The architect aims to explain how to prevent the next fatal failure.
- In 1986, a terrorist attempted to bomb an El Al flight from London Heathrow.
- An alert El Al security officer foiled the 1986 bombing attempt.
- Then-Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir said the officer prevented a war with Syria.
He stated that 60% of flights entering Israel were neglected before the war and outlined how the next fatal failure can be prevented.
In 1986, a Palestinian-Jordanian terrorist attempted a mass casualty attack against Israel by planting explosives in his fiancée's suitcase without her knowledge. He intended for her to carry the device onto an El Al flight from London Heathrow, planning to detonate it mid-air. The plot was thwarted by an alert El Al security officer. The terrorist received assistance from Syrian intelligence, and Yitzhak Shamir, then Foreign Minister, stated after the incident that the security officer had prevented a full-scale war between Israel and Syria.
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