Dubai, Oct 9, 2026 (AFP) - Omani co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport: UAE prosecutor

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2026-10-09

The Omani co-pilot who attacked the flydubai captain had planned to crash the plane into Tel Aviv's international airport in a suicide attack, the United Arab Emirates' top prosecutor said on Friday. The co-pilot, he added, had drawn inspiration from Al-Qaeda's September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, and was seeking to inflict the maximum loss of life possible. saa/ser/dcp ...

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