Amid terrorism talk, bail denied in aircraft sabotage case

A mechanic accused of sabotaging an American Airlines jetliner had expressed a desire for Allah to hurt non-Muslims, stored violent Islamic State videos on his cell phone and has a brother in Iraq possibly involved with the extremist group, according to new evidence unveiled at his bail hearing Wednesday. A US magistrate judge cited those revelations from prosecutors in ordering pre-trial detention for Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani at the hearing in Miami federal court. Alani is accused of disabling a critical navigation component on a Boeing 737, which had 150 passengers and crew aboard. Alani is a naturalised US citizen from Iraq who has worked as an airline mechanic for 30 years, with no prior criminal record. He's not charged with a terror-related crime. <br/>