Flydubai co-pilot tried to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport

welt.de (German) —

US media report that the co-pilot of a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv allegedly intended to crash the aircraft into Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, according to investigators. The reports, citing US and Israeli officials, suggest the co-pilot likely acted alone. The attack involved an axe assault on the pilot, who was severely injured but managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to subdue the attacker. The plane landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Authorities in Israel and the UAE treat it as an attempted terror attack. The co-pilot, an Omani national, had reportedly been previously grounded over suspected radical views.


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