{"id":1566,"date":"2025-07-17T02:04:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T02:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/1566\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T02:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T02:04:10","slug":"suspect-charged-with-hijacking-in-connection-with-security-incident-at-yvr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/1566\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect charged with hijacking in connection with security incident at YVR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>A man has now been charged in connection with the security incident at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Shaheer Cassim, 39, has been charged with <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/hijacking\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hijacking<\/a> after allegedly stealing a small plane from the Victoria Flying Club, flying it over the Salish Sea and eventually landing it at YVR.<\/p>\n<p>Cassim made a brief court appearance on Wednesday afternoon and remains in custody.<\/p>\n<p>According to public records, an order was made to determine whether Cassim is fit to stand trial.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>The Prosecution Service of Canada also indicates that this hijacking charge comes with terrorism implications.<\/p>\n<p>Under the Criminal Code of Canada, a charge of hijacking could mean a person is sentenced to life in prison.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Pilot of small plane in custody after security incident at YVR'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CESSNA_222.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1:50<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPilot of small plane in custody after security incident at YVR\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11290502\/canadas-income-gap-reaches-record-high-statistics-canada-finds\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752717850_755_canada-money.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tCanada\u2019s income gap reaches record high, Statistics Canada finds\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11290454\/ns-missing-kids-july-16-update-unsolved\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752717850_688_lilly-jack.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tN.S. missing kids: Pink blanket belonging to Lilly being examined, RCMP say\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cassim has previously been involved in climate activism.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, Cassim held a news conference in Victoria at the start of a cross-country bicycle trek to raise awareness of global warming.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013with files from The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Crime<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man has now been charged in connection with 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