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Flydubai co-pilot was inspired by 9/11 when he planned to crash into Israeli airport terminal: officials

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Associated Press. (2026, October 9). Flydubai co-pilot was inspired by 9/11 when he planned to crash into Israeli airport terminal: officials. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/09/world-news/flydubai-co-pilot-was-inspired-by-9-11-when-he-planned-to-crash-into-israeli-airport-terminal-officials/

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The co-pilot of a Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv, identified as Hamam al-Hammami, attempted to crash the plane into Ben Gurion International Airport's terminal, inspired by the September 11 attacks in the U.S., according to officials from the United Arab Emirates. The attack on the captain during the flight was carried out with the aim of causing mass casualties; Hammami had conducted reconnaissance flights prior to his action and reportedly acted alone without external involvement. He is accused of being radicalized at a mosque while studying in Australia in 2017.

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On September 30, 2026, a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv signaled an emergency and was diverted to land at Tabuk airport in Saudi Arabia. The incident initially raised concerns about a possible hijacking, prompting Israel to scramble warplanes. However, Israeli officials later reported that the emergency signals were due to a physical altercation between the plane's two pilots rather than a hijacking attempt.

The flight, identified as Flydubai Flight FZ1073, transmitted multiple emergency alerts after takeoff and over Jordanian airspace before landing safely in Saudi Arabia. Passengers on board managed to overpower the attacker, who was later identified by UAE officials as Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami. Al-Hammami allegedly attempted to crash the plane into Tel Aviv's airport but was stopped by passengers.

UAE Attorney-General Hamad Saif al-Shamsi stated that signs of al-Hammami’s radicalization first emerged in 2017 while he was studying engineering at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He reportedly became influenced by extremist literature and online content glorifying terrorist organizations during this period.

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Flydubai co-pilot was inspired by 9/11 when he planned to crash into Israeli airport terminal: officials asserted

he → inspire → terminal

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. asserted

authorities → wield → 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. asserted

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.” asserted

pilot → say → route

It said none of FlyDubai’s security or professional checks had indicated that the pilot, who was identified by The Associated Press as 29-year-old Hamam al-Hammami, harbored extremist views or plans to carry out an attack. asserted

who → say → attack

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. asserted

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. asserted

UAE → take → Sept.

FlyDubai is a government-owned airline. asserted

FlyDubai → own → ?

Flydubai co-pilot was inspired by 9/11 when he planned to crash into Israeli airport terminal: officials

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