UAE says Flydubai suspect intended to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport

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UAE authorities say Flydubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami attacked the aircraft’s captain and intended to seize control of the passenger plane before crashing it into an airport terminal in Tel Aviv. The alleged plot raises aviation security concerns involving a planned attack on Israeli airport infrastructure.

The Flydubai co-pilot who attacked the plane’s captain with an axe last month intended to crash the aircraft into a passenger terminal at an Israeli airport, according to authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Omani national Hamam al-Hammami, planned to seize control of the 182-passenger aircraft and crash it…