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Omani Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into Israeli airport, UAE says

Reuters · South China Morning Post
Published 10 Oct 2026, 4:01 am·1 h ago·1 min read
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An ⁠Omani Flydubai ⁠co-pilot had planned to seize a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight and crash it into a terminal at Israel’s Ben ‌Gurion airport on September 30 in a suicide attack before he was thwarted by his fellow pilot, the UAE attorney general said on Friday, according to ⁠the state news agency. The plan was inspired by ‌the September 11, 2001, attacks on the US, UAE public prosecutors ‌believe as a result of their investigation ⁠launched ⁠on October 1, which found the suspect had used ‌two previous...

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