Omani Co-Pilot Planned to Crash Plane into Ben Airport
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
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- The hijacking attempt was foiled by a struggle in the cockpit.
- The co-pilot initiated the takeover after entering Jordanian airspace.
- Israel's PM ordered a security review of foreign civil aviation.
- Australia is investigating the co-pilot's alleged radicalization.
Four days after an attempted hijacking of a Flydubai flight, new details have emerged regarding the alleged plan of Omani co-pilot Yimam Al-Hamami. The co-pilot reportedly initiated his takeover attempt only after the plane had entered Jordanian airspace. His plan was to continue the flight to Israel, reach TLV, and then deliberately crash the plane into the terminal seconds before touchdown, when interception would be impossible. A struggle that ensued in the cockpit disrupted this plan, leading him to attempt to bring down the aircraft earlier than originally intended.
In parallel with these revelations, Prime Minister Netanyahu instructed the head of the National Security Council, Shmuel Ben Ezra, to appoint an examiner to conduct a thorough review of all security aspects concerning foreign civil aviation in Israel. Concurrently, Australia has launched an investigation into Al-Hamami's connections to the country, as he had previously studied there. This inquiry is examining suspicions that he underwent a radicalization process during his time in Australia.
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