# FlyDubai suspected attacker intended to crash into Tel Aviv airport, sources say

https://mins.news/en/item/86451

- ABC News, 2026-10-05 13:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://abcnews.com/International/flydubai-suspected-attacker-intended-crash-plane-tel-aviv/story?id=137001122

> Two senior U.S. officials and an Israeli source familiar with the investigation told ABC News that the suspected FlyDubai attacker intended to crash the aircraft into Tel Aviv airport.

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