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Flydubai Co-Pilot Acted Alone in Planned Tel Aviv Crash Attempt
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OriginalReports: Flydubai Pilot Acted Alone; Planned to Crash the Plane in Tel Aviv
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- Flydubai co-pilot Humam al-Humami acted alone in a planned crash attempt on Tel Aviv.
- Al-Humami allegedly stabbed the captain and tried to crash the plane over Jordan.
- Passengers intervened and subdued the co-pilot after the captain opened the cockpit door.
- The plane was diverted to Saudi Arabia and passengers were later flown to Israel.
- Israeli security agencies had received the flight's crew and passenger list beforehand.
- The co-pilot was previously barred from flying by Oman due to ideological concerns.
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