# Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Israeli airport, UAE prosecutors say

https://mins.news/en/item/93837

- The Guardian, 2026-10-09 20:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/09/flydubai-co-pilot-planned-suicide-attack-on-israeli-airport-uae-prosecutors-say

> UAE prosecutors say Flydubai co-pilot Hammam al-Hammami tried to take control of a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv passenger flight and planned a suicide attack on Ben Gurion airport’s terminal. He attacked the pilot with an emergency axe before passengers subdued him; the plane landed safely in Saudi Arabia. Al-Hammami confessed to acting alone, while investigations continue.

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