UAE Says FlyDubai Flight Attacker Meant to Crash Into Israeli Airport
The attorney general of the United Arab Emirates said the attacker on a flydubai flight, a co-pilot, intended to crash the plane into an Israeli airport. He said the man was inspired by the Sept. 11 attacks.
The attorney general of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has said that the attacker on a flydubai airline flight, who was the plane's co-pilot, intended to crash it into an Israeli airport. The New York Times reported the claim on Oct. 9, citing Emirati officials.
According to the attorney general, the co-pilot was inspired by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. He said the man's views developed over a period of years, during which he took up extreme Islamist beliefs.
The information available in the source is limited and rests on the statement of the UAE attorney general. It gives no further details of how the incident unfolded.
