WND first broke story terror group seeking to acquire pilotless aircraft
By Aaron Klein
BEIT SHEMESH, Israel – Egyptian authorities reportedly arrested members of the Muslim Brotherhood Islamist organization for providing the Hamas terrorist group with components used to build pilotless drone aircraft.
WND first broke the story in May 2006 Hamas was seeking the ability to attack Israel using small pilotless airplanes laden with explosives. Abu Abdullah, a leader of Hamas' so-called military wing, told WND at the time the aim was to fly the aircraft 9/11-style into important targets.
Today the state-run Al-Ahram Egyptian daily quoted security officials stating Egyptian forces detained four people and accused them of plotting to buy fuel and a remote control device for a small pilotless aircraft for Hamas.

The newspaper said some equipment for the aircraft was already acquired and was transferred to the Gaza Strip, which borders Egypt. The goal of the aircraft initiative was to manufacture aerial drones to be fitted with explosives that would be detonated by remote control, Al-Ahram reported.
Two of those detained were Muslim Brotherhood members.
Both the Brotherhood and Hamas officially denied the charges.
Hamas was founded in 1987 as a military offshoot of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, which seeks to create an Islamic theocracy throughout the Middle East and ultimately around the world.
In 2006, WND first reported Hamas sought to acquire pilotless aircraft for attacks. At the time Palestinian security officials told WND they believe Hamas had smuggled into the Gaza Strip three small airplanes that could carry explosives and be used to attack Israel. They said information indicated the aircraft were purchased from eastern European dealers.
Hamas' Abu Abdullah refused to confirm the 2006 WND report, but said then his group has the right to acquire aircraft.
"I cannot confirm whether this information is right or not but for sure it is one of our goals to have these airplanes," Abdullah said. "It is part of our legitimate arming in case the enemy [Israel] thinks to launch a big attack against our people."
Abdullah said Hamas would fly the planes into Jewish targets, possibly Tel Aviv skyscrapers.
"The goal is to have these planes carry maximum quantities of explosives and that they will be able to hit the targets that are fixed for its operation at a high level of accuracy. All the Zionist goals in our dear Palestine are legitimate. I estimate that this tool will not be used against regular targets. We will choose precious targets and I do not want to speak about strategic or any other targets. ... We know that the enemy is building new and high buildings in Tel Aviv."
The terror leader listed possible military targets, as well.
"[Our target] could be important military and civil buildings and compounds and it could also be settlements in 1948 occupied Palestine (Israel). We know that many of the decisions to kill our brothers are taken in the army headquarters in occupied Beer Sheva (considered the capital of the Israeli Negev desert). All these targets are legitimate ones," Abdullah said.
Hamas has previously been connected to foiled attacks using small airplanes.
Israel in the past has reportedly had numerous security alerts involving plots to fly aircraft into skyscrapers, including Tel Aviv's two Azrieli towers. Although the towers are shaped differently – onee is triangular, another is circular – they are often referred to as Israel's Twin Towers.
In February 2003, six Hamas members were reportedly killed in a blast while filling a small aircraft with explosives. Security reports at the time said Hamas planned to fly the airplane by remote control into an Israeli target. Hamas leaders, including Abdullah, blamed Israel for the explosion that halted the aircraft attack.
"In the past we succeeded to acquire one of these planes but the enemy discovered it and bombarded the plane killing our brothers who were working and training on the plane," Abdullah told WND.
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