03-12-2010, 04:09 PM
[size="6"]Would-Be Suicide Bomber Worked for British Airways[/size]
A would-be suicide bomber worked for British Airways and plotted to take advantage of cabin crew strikes to launch an attack, it was alleged yesterday.
Rajib Karim, a trusted IT expert at the airline, planned to volunteer for crew training to help keep flights running during the threatened walkouts.
He also used his access to BA's computer systems to gain insider knowledge about airline security and pass it to terror masterminds in Yemen and Pakistan, a court heard.
Union bosses seized on the revelations to claim that passengers could be endangered by BA's tactics for beating the planned strikes. The airline says it has more than 1,000 volunteer staff ready to work as cabin crew in the event of industrial action.
Karim, 30, was born in Bangladesh and came to Britain a few years ago to get a UK passport which would smooth his terror mission, it was claimed.
Two years ago he secured a full-time job at a BA call centre in Newcastle upon Tyne and became 'heavily involved' in software development.
But he had a 'clear intention and desire' for martyrdom and wanted to become a suicide bomber, Westminster Magistrates Court heard.
His computer allegedly contained encrypted files showing he was in contact with terrorists abroad.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...omber.html
A would-be suicide bomber worked for British Airways and plotted to take advantage of cabin crew strikes to launch an attack, it was alleged yesterday.
Rajib Karim, a trusted IT expert at the airline, planned to volunteer for crew training to help keep flights running during the threatened walkouts.
He also used his access to BA's computer systems to gain insider knowledge about airline security and pass it to terror masterminds in Yemen and Pakistan, a court heard.
Union bosses seized on the revelations to claim that passengers could be endangered by BA's tactics for beating the planned strikes. The airline says it has more than 1,000 volunteer staff ready to work as cabin crew in the event of industrial action.
Karim, 30, was born in Bangladesh and came to Britain a few years ago to get a UK passport which would smooth his terror mission, it was claimed.
Two years ago he secured a full-time job at a BA call centre in Newcastle upon Tyne and became 'heavily involved' in software development.
But he had a 'clear intention and desire' for martyrdom and wanted to become a suicide bomber, Westminster Magistrates Court heard.
His computer allegedly contained encrypted files showing he was in contact with terrorists abroad.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...omber.html