flydubai co-pilot intended to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport, UAE prosecutor says

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A UAE prosecutor says a flydubai co-pilot intended to crash a plane into Tel Aviv airport, allegedly drawing inspiration from the September 11 attacks. Investigators say he had taken two earlier Dubai–Tel Aviv flights to familiarise himself with the route and airport.

The statement said the co-pilot “drew inspiration” from the Sept 11, 2001 attacks in the United States and used two previous flights from Dubai to Tel Aviv to “familiarise himself with the flight route and the airport”