Flydubai co-pilot allegedly planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv's Azrieli Towers
Israeli Mossad agents and aviation experts have joined the UAE investigation into an alleged terror plot in which a flydubai co-pilot reportedly planned to seize control of the aircraft and crash it into Tel Aviv's Azrieli Towers.
A Flydubai co-pilot allegedly attempted to take control of a plane traveling to Israel and crash it into Tel Aviv's Azrieli Towers. According to Arutz Sheva - Israel National News, Israeli Mossad agents and aviation experts have joined the UAE investigation into the alleged terror plot.
The co-pilot, reportedly identified as Hamam al-Hammami by multiple media outlets, allegedly attacked the captain with a crash axe during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Passengers managed to overpower him and successfully take control of the plane, as per BBC World.
The incident is being investigated by UAE authorities, as well as Australian authorities, who are looking into the co-pilot's links to Australia. The co-pilot had been issued a student visa in 2014 and studied in Australia between 2015 and 2017, according to sources.
Brief written by urgent.news from Arutz Sheva - Israel National News, BBC News, BBC World, Live Mint — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
