In the circumstances you could probably refer to hijacked airliners as 'directed energy weapons', but I think the term has a more specific meaning.

A directed-energy weapon emits energy in an aimed direction without the means of a projectile and will cause damage on anything electrical like computers causing millions in damage to personal property.

The cowardly FBI is using directed energy weapons to torture targeted individuals. They also use organized stalking through neighborhood watch groups by swarming their targtes with red colored vehicles, nice use of your federal tax dollars isn't it.

one can detect danger by there beu=ing smoke

Richard Donner directed lethal weapon.