# UAE prosecutor says Flydubai co-pilot planned attack at Tel Aviv airport

https://mins.news/en/item/93659

- TASS, 2026-10-09 18:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/society/2200015

> UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi said a co-pilot on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv on September 30 planned to seize control of the aircraft and attack the passenger terminal at Ben Gurion Airport, seeking to cause as many casualties as possible. Crew and passengers subdued him, and the plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

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