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Greta Ruffino

Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack in Tel Aviv airport inspired by 9/11

The co-pilot who attacked the captain of a flydubai jet on 30 September had planned to crash the aircraft into Tel Aviv's international airport, according to the United Arab Emirates' top prosecutor.

The Omani co-pilot was inspired by Al-Qaeda's September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States and intended to cause "the greatest possible loss of life", according to the prosecutor's findings published by state media.

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