{
  "id": 13158071,
  "title": "Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport, UAE prosecutors say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/flydubai-co-pilot-planned-suicide-attack-on-tel-aviv-airport-uae-13158071",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T16:17:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/10/09/flydubai-co-pilot-planned-suicide-attack-on-tel-aviv-airport-uae-prosecutors-say/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Flydubai co-pilot plotted a terror attack on Tel Aviv airport, according to UAE prosecutors. The suspect, a 29-year-old Omani man, sought to crash a passenger jet into Ben Gurion Airport in a premeditated suicide mission, prosecutors announced on Friday. The attacker, inspired by the 9/11 attacks, had become radicalized in Australia between 2017 and 2026. He attended a mosque connected to extremist groups and trained in boxing to prepare for the attack. The suspect had taken two earlier flights to Tel Aviv to scout the route and airport. Despite no signs of extremism during his employment, the suspect gained access to the cockpit and injured the captain using an axe. The aircraft was diverted to Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia. The suspect confessed to carrying out the attack alone, but investigators are still verifying this claim.",
  "summary": "A Flydubai co-pilot attempted to seize control of a passenger jet and crash it into Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport in a premeditated suicide attack, UAE prosecutors have said. The UAE's Attorney General, Dr Hamad Al Shamsi, announced on Friday that an investigation into the September 30 incident involving flight FZ1073, bound for Tel Aviv from Dubai, found that the aircraft's Omani co-pilot had…",
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        "title": "Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport, UAE prosecutors say",
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        "title": "Flydubai co-pilot allegedly planned 9/11-style attack, UAE probe finds",
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        "title": "Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash aircraft into Ben Gurion airport, UAE says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/flydubai-co-pilot-planned-to-crash-aircraft-into-ben-gurion-airport",
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        "title": "UAE prosecutor reveals Flydubai co-pilot's foiled suicide plot targeting Ben Gurion Airport",
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        "title": "UAE says Omani flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv flight",
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        "title": "Flydubai co-pilot planned 9/11-style suicide attack on Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, acted alone: UAE",
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        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "UAE Attorney-General: Omani flydubai pilot targeted Ben-Gurion Airport in attempted suicide attack",
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        "title": "UAE says Omani flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv flight",
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        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Flydubai co-pilot plotted 9/11-style attack on Tel Aviv airport, UAE prosecutor says",
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        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "UAE: Flydubai co-pilot planned 9/11-style attack on Ben Gurion Airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/uae-flydubai-co-pilot-planned-9-11-style-attack-on-ben-gurion-airport",
        "published": "2026-10-09T17:07:15.000Z"
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "🔴 FlyDubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport, inspired by 9/11, UAE prosecutor says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/flydubai-co-pilot-planned-suicide-attack-on-tel-aviv-airport-inspired",
        "published": "2026-10-09T17:09:59.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport: UAE prosecutor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/flydubai-co-pilot-planned-suicide-attack-on-tel-aviv-airport-uae-13171153",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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