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The UAE prosecutor reported that a FlyDubai co-pilot from Oman attempted to crash the plane into Tel Aviv's main airport with the goal of causing mass casualties. The suspect used two previous flights to familiarize himself with the route and airport, drawing inspiration from the 9/11 attacks in the U.S. He acted alone and provided a detailed confession about his motives and planning stages during questioning by authorities.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 30, 2026, a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv signaled an emergency while flying over Jordan and turned around, diverting to Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia. The plane initially transmitted signals indicating possible unlawful interference but was later reported to have had a cockpit fight between pilots instead of a hijacking incident. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held consultations regarding the diverted flight, and the Israel Air Force scrambled fighter jets due to initial concerns about a hijack. The aircraft carried around 150 people, mostly Israelis, who were confirmed safe after landing in Tabuk.
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FlyDubai co-pilot sought to crash plane into Tel Aviv's main airport:
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pilot → seek → airport
UAE
UAE prosecutor statement says co-pilot 'drew inspiration' from 9/11
The axe-wielding co-pilot who attacked the captain of a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv last month intended to seize control of the airplane and fly it into the passenger terminal at Israel's main international airport, authorities in the United Arab Emirates said Friday.
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authorities → say → Emirates
The suspect, an Omani national, did so "with the intention of causing the greatest possible number of human casualties," the UAE's top prosecutor said in a statement carried by the state news agency WAM.
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prosecutor → do → agency
The statement said the co-pilot "drew inspiration" from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States and used two previous flights from Dubai to Tel Aviv to "familiarize himself with the flight route and the airport."
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pilot → say → route
It said none of FlyDubai's security or professional checks had indicated that the pilot, who was identitifed by The Associated Press as 29-year-old Hamam al-Hammami, harboured extremist views or plans to carry out an attack.
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who → say → attack
Co-pilot admits acting alone:
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pilot → admit → ?
prosecutor
Hammami "admitted that he had acted alone, without the involvement of others," the statement said, adding that he "provided a detailed confession outlining his motives and the stages of planning and execution" in the presence of his lawyer.
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he → admit → lawyer
It also suggested he was radicalized at a mosque in Australia while attending the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 2017.
uncertain
he → suggest → 2017
The update from the public prosecutor Friday was the most comprehensive since the UAE took over the investigation shortly after the incident on Sept. 30.
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UAE → take → Sept.
FlyDubai is a government-owned airline.
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FlyDubai → own → ?
The crisis unfolded suddenly in the skies above Jordan and Saudi Arabia, when Hammami attacked the captain, Smit Machchhar, with a crash axe in the cockpit.
asserted
Hammami → unfold → cockpit
Bloodied and beaten, Machchhar managed to open the cockpit door, alerting passengers and crew to the assault.
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Machchhar → bloody → assault
Passengers detained Hammami and helped steady the aircraft, which had plunged roughly 14,000 to 16,000 feet in less than a minute.
asserted
which → detain → minute
Two reserve pilots then guided the plane to an emergency landing at Tabuk airport in Saudi Arabia.
asserted
pilots → guide → Arabia
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