# Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport or tower, reports say

https://mins.news/en/item/86353

- BBC News, 2026-10-05 11:34 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm3691y79xp5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> US and Israeli reports say the Omani co-pilot accused of trying to hijack Flydubai flight FZ1073 planned to crash it into Ben Gurion airport or a tower block in Tel Aviv. He allegedly attacked the captain with a cockpit axe before passengers overpowered him, while the UAE attorney-general called it a terrorist act.

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