# UAE says FlyDubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport

https://mins.news/en/video/94019

- CBC News, 2026-10-10 00:28 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfN96zswKu8

> UAE authorities say a co-pilot on a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv planned to crash the plane into the airport after attacking the captain with an axe. Prosecutors say the Omani national drew inspiration from the 9/11 attacks and studied the route on earlier flights. Most of the 174 passengers were Israeli.

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