Fly Dubai Co-Pilot Planned Suicide Attack on Ben Gurion Airport
Translated & summarized from Abu Ali Express by baba
The co-pilot of a Fly Dubai flight, an Omani citizen, planned a suicide attack on Ben Gurion Airport, inspired by 9/11. He attacked the captain with an axe, but the return flight's captain and passengers subdued him. The co-pilot had shown radicalization signs since 2017 but passed all security checks.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- A Fly Dubai co-pilot, an Omani citizen, planned a suicide attack on Ben Gurion Airport terminal.
- The co-pilot was inspired by the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
- He attacked the aircraft's captain with an emergency axe in the cockpit.
- The return flight's captain and passengers subdued the co-pilot.
- The co-pilot had shown signs of radicalization since 2017 but passed security checks.
- The investigation into the incident was conducted by the United Arab Emirates.
The co-pilot of a Fly Dubai flight, an Omani citizen, planned to carry out a suicide attack on the terminal building at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, inspired by the September 11, 2001 attacks. The investigation revealed that the co-pilot began showing signs of radicalization and adopting terror ideology in 2017 while studying in Australia. He later became influenced by the 9/11 attacks.
Despite meeting all professional and security requirements for his job, including a valid pilot's license and a clean record, no indications of his extremist tendencies were discovered during the hiring process. The co-pilot surprised the aircraft's captain in the cockpit and attacked him with an emergency axe.
Coincidentally, the captain of the return flight was also on board and near the cockpit when the attack occurred. He noticed the cockpit door repeatedly opening and closing unusually, which raised his suspicion. He approached the door and attempted to enter using the secret code.
With the assistance of a flight attendant and several passengers, the captain of the return flight managed to rescue the injured captain and subdue the suspect. The investigation was conducted by the United Arab Emirates.
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