# FlyDubai co-pilot planned 9/11-style terror attack

https://mins.news/en/video/87175

- NBC News, 2026-10-05 23:28 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l45ciXqwms8

> A Middle East official told NBC News that the FlyDubai co-pilot who stabbed the captain had planned to fly the aircraft into Tel Aviv’s airport, but heroic passengers intervened and stopped the attack.

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