FlyDubai co-pilot intended to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport, UAE prosecutor says

A UAE prosecutor says a co-pilot on a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv intended to seize control of the plane and crash it into the passenger terminal at Israel’s main international airport. The suspect, an Omani national, carried out the attack “with the intention of causing the greatest possible number of human casualties,” according to a statement shared with state news agency WAM. The prosecutor said the co-pilot drew “inspiration” from the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and used two previous Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flights to familiarize himself with the route. Most of the 174 passengers were from Israel. Authorities say security checks showed no extremist signs.