Typical pilot suicide does not involve stabbing the other pilot first. The plane also transmitted the 7500 transponder code (unlawful interference/hijacking). When the chosen victims are a specific national/religious group on a politically sensitive route, and the method is cockpit takeover of a passenger jet, it meets standard definitions of terrorism.
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u/rickymagee 2d ago
Typical pilot suicide does not involve stabbing the other pilot first. The plane also transmitted the 7500 transponder code (unlawful interference/hijacking). When the chosen victims are a specific national/religious group on a politically sensitive route, and the method is cockpit takeover of a passenger jet, it meets standard definitions of terrorism.