Canadian security officials told the Calgary Sun that the planes were advised to land in Montreal and Hamilton due to a “serious and legitimate” threat against the El Al airplane involving a shoulder-fired missile attack on the tarmac that was to be launched from the Toronto area. The official said a heat-seeking surface-to-air missile was to be used in the attack. The police were tipped off by a phone call originating from within the Toronto area as well. Canadian police are trying to trace the phone call but are unsure whether it was made from a pay or cellular phone.
The Canadian mounted police are tracing the origins and destination of a German-made rocket launcher, found by Canada Customs officers among 14 caches of weapons, entering the country at a Canadian postal plant between April 2001 and March 2003. The weapon is designed to be fired from a person's shoulder and can be outfitted with heat-seeking missiles.
Israeli officials trace the threat to Al-Qaida, and link it to a pattern of attacks on aircrafts using shoulder launched surface-to-air missiles.
The planes were diverted to Montreal and then to Hamilton, where the passengers were escorted to Toronto by the Canadian mounted police.
The Canadian mounted police are tracing the origins and destination of a German-made rocket launcher, found by Canada Customs officers among 14 caches of weapons, entering the country at a Canadian postal plant between April 2001 and March 2003. The weapon is designed to be fired from a person's shoulder and can be outfitted with heat-seeking missiles.
Israeli officials trace the threat to Al-Qaida, and link it to a pattern of attacks on aircrafts using shoulder launched surface-to-air missiles.
The planes were diverted to Montreal and then to Hamilton, where the passengers were escorted to Toronto by the Canadian mounted police.