Incident Date:
August2013
Incident Successful:
Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Threat
Weapon Type(s): Unknown
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: Yes
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Airports & Aircraft(Aircraft (not at an airport))
Canadian Target: No
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 1 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "08/00/2013: A terrorist hoax case surfaced involving Dogan Akkaya, a Turkish national from Toronto, who was aboard Air Transat Flight TS100 travelling from Toronto via Montreal to Istanbul, Turkey. Shortly after takeoff from Montreal, Akkaya allegedly uttered terrorism threats, which forced the pilot to turn the plane around. Among other criminal offences, Akkaya was arrested and charged with committing a hoax regarding a terrorist activity. A court date has not yet been set."
References: 1) ITAC
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