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

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2026-10-09

The co-pilot who attacked the captain of a flydubai jet last month had planned to crash the plane into Tel Aviv's international airport, the United Arab Emirates' top prosecutor said on Friday. The unnamed Omani co-pilot, now in custody in the UAE, had drawn inspiration from Al-Qaeda's September 11, 2001 suicide attacks on the United States, and carried out his attempt "with the aim of causing the greatest possible loss of life", according to the......

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