American Airlines sabotage mechanic ‘has possible IS links’ (BBC)

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An American Airlines mechanic charged with sabotaging an aircraft in July has possible links to the Islamic State (IS) group, US prosecutors say.

Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani, 60, has a brother in IS and had IS propaganda on his phone, they said.

The plane, with 150 people on board, did not take off after the pilots received an error message.

Mr Alani previously told police he had wanted to cause a delay or have the flight cancelled to get overtime work. Read more

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