- A chilling message was heard by multiple air traffic controllers in New York on Monday afternoon, according to reports
- It delivered a threat that suggested a plane would be flown into the U.S. Capitol Wednesday on the day that Congress confirms Joe Biden’s win
- It was heard on the day after the one-year anniversary of the death of Qassem Soleimani and promised the Iranian general would be ‘avenged’
- He was killed in a U.S. drone strike ordered by President Trump in January 2020
- On Tuesday, Iran issued a second warrant for Trump’s arrest over the strike
- The threat sent over air traffic controls on Monday is not thought to be credible although it is not yet clear who sent it
- The FBI and FAA is investigating as a breach of aviation frequencies is a crime
A terrifying message threatening to fly a plane into the Capitol building to avenge the death of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani was broadcast on air traffic control frequencies on Monday afternoon.
The FBI and FAA are investigating the message that was heard by multiple air traffic controllers in New York, according to CBS.
The threat, delivered via a digitized voice, said: ‘We are flying into the Capitol Wednesday. Soleimani will be avenged.’
Congress plans to confirm Joe Biden’s win at the Capitol on Wednesday.
The threat was made almost one year to the day after the death of Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike ordered by President Donald Trump.
It is not yet clear who sent the message and the threat is not believed to credible, CBS reports, but the Pentagon and other agencies were briefed on Tuesday.
It is being investigated as a breach of aviation frequencies, which is a crime.
Any breach is concerning as it could be used to interfere with the messages pilots receive about how and where to fly their planes.
CBS states that air traffic controllers were told today to report any unusual activity that may suggest that a plane is deviating from the flight path they were given.
The FBI told DailyMail.com that it had no comment on the investigation but that it takes ‘all threats of violence to public safety seriously’.
The FAA added that it ‘works closely with federal law enforcement and national security partners on any reported security threats that may impact aviation safety’.
Soleimani was regarded as the architect of Iran’s foreign policy in the Middle East who saturated the battlefields of Iraq with high-tech IEDs to mutilate US soldiers.
Yet he was revered in Iran and officials have previously vowed revenge for his death. Trump killing him made things worst.