Omani Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into Israeli airport, UAE says
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UAE prosecutors say an Omani Flydubai co-pilot planned to seize a Dubai–Tel Aviv flight and crash it into a terminal at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport on September 30. Authorities say the plan was thwarted by the other pilot and was inspired by the September 11 attacks; the investigation is ongoing.
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...