A day before the suspected kidnapping of a light aircraft, a safety at Vancouver airport this week was frightened, former commercial pilot Shaheer Qasim posted on social media that it was a “messenger of Allah” that was sent to protect humanity from climate change.
A 39 -year -old man with the same name has now been accused of forming terrorism on the incident on Tuesday, who saw Narad safely before landing Narada Scramble F -15 fighter jets.
The RCMP says the suspect had a “conceptual motive” and allegedly confiscated the aircraft at Victoria International Airport after threatening the flight instructor before flying to Vancouver.
The images posted on social media reflect the arrest of Sesna’s pilot on the northern runway of YVR, showing a bearded person who is similar to the climate activist Cassim.
In his Facebook post on Monday, Cassim says that he has “sent to the Messiah to save humanity from climate change and enters the era of world peace.”
He warns of “suddenly fugitive global warming” that will make humans extinct within a few years.
In 2012, Qasim held a news conference before going on a cross-country ride to raise awareness for global warming.
His Facebook profile says he was now employed by KD Air, a small airline based on Vancouver Island from 2008 to 2010.
The airline’s former owner, Diana and Lars Banke said in an interview that Cassim was one of the most clever and best pilots with whom he ever worked, he was called a sharp learner who was highly intelligent.
But Lars Banke said that Cassim left the airline after being “bored” and then went to medical school. He also said that Qasim believes that the world is ending.
Diana Banke said that she was “very surprised” hearing about Kasim’s allegations, saying that she was quite young when she worked for her and “like a child.”
Lars Banke said, “Something like this () it is not normal.” “That was, I would say, a caring person.”
Diana Banke said she remembers Cassim “really trekking a long bicycle,” and he brought a dog with her.
Lars Banke said he remembered that Casim was somewhat interested in environmentalism, but he was unaware of any kind of religious beliefs.
Diana Banke said, “She never spoke religion.”
Cassim’s online post includes religion, climate science, and advocacy for tolerance and peace, including a claim “Angel Gabriel appeared in front of me and gave me a message from Allah.”
“I really wonder that he must have done something like this,” said Diana Banke.
His Facebook profile states that Cassim attended a high school in Loydminter, Elta, before studying aviation at the North Alberta Institute of Technology.
He also describes himself as the editor of a blog dedicated to the effect of climate change on the Arctic. It includes hundreds of posts since 2011, many of them are highly technical, with the latest entry on Saturday.
This is the title: “Will man be extinct soon?”
This report of Canadian Press was first published on 17 July 2025.
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