Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport or building, reports say
The co-pilot accused of trying to hijack a flydubai plane planned to crash the aircraft into Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport or a tower block in the Israeli city, US and Israeli reports suggest.
An Omani co-pilot of a flydubai flight intended to crash the plane into Tel Aviv airport or a building in the Israeli city, according to US and Israeli reports. The pilot, a lone extremist, overpowered the captain with a crash axe before passengers thwarted his plans and safely landed the plane in Saudi Arabia. Authorities in the UAE are investigating the incident, with officials saying the co-pilot acted alone and had been radicalized during his time in Australia.
The captain and passengers prevented what could have been a "9/11 disaster." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a review of all security aspects of foreign civil aviation to Israel.
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