Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport
The unnamed Omani co-pilot had drawn inspiration from Al-Qaeda's Sept. 11 suicide attacks on the U.S., the United Arab Emirates' top prosecutor said.
Last week, a co-pilot aboard a flydubai aircraft had sinister plans that ultimately led to the aircraft skidding to a halt in Saudi Arabia. The United Arab Emirates’ top prosecutor revealed on Friday that the unnamed Omani co-pilot intended to crash the plane into Tel Aviv’s international airport. The incident occurred amidst a majority of Israeli passengers on board, who recounted a sudden drop in altitude and a struggle for control of the aircraft.
The plane was eventually forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, where passengers were repatriated on a second flydubai flight hours later. The prosecutor's findings, published by state media, detailed how the co-pilot drew inspiration from Al-Qaeda’s 9/11 attacks, carrying out his action with the intention of causing the maximum loss of life.
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