# Flydubai attacker planned 9/11-style attack, source tells NBC News

https://mins.news/en/item/87937

- NBC News, 2026-10-06 12:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/flydubai-pilot-planned-crash-israel-airport-tel-aviv-oman-investigatio-rcna601806

> A Middle Eastern official told NBC News that the pilot who tried to bring down an Israel-bound flight had been planning a 9/11-style attack, intending to crash into Israel’s main airport in Tel Aviv.

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