Flydubai Pilot Planned 9/11-Inspired Suicide Attack on Tel Aviv Airport, UAE Says
The suspect allegedly used an emergency axe to seize the cockpit, but passengers and crew restrained him before the plane landed in Saudi Arabia.
- On September 30, a pilot attempted to crash Flydubai Flight FZ1073 into Ben Gurion Airport, according to United Arab Emirates Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi. The aircraft carried 170 passengers and crew during the scheduled flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
- Investigations concluded the suspect 'drew inspiration' from the 9/11 attacks, Shamsi reported. He was influenced by a strain of Islamic fundamentalism and consumed material promoting terrorism while receiving boxing training.
- During the flight, the suspect attacked pilot Smit Machchhar with an emergency axe after allegedly using two previous Tel Aviv flights 'to familiarize himself with the flight route and the airport.'
- Passengers and crew 'immediately intervened with the assistance of a cabin crew member' to restrain the assailant. The aircraft landed at Saudi Arabia's Tabuk Airport where authorities arrested him.
- Shamsi concluded the suspect 'showed that he had met the professional and security requirements for employment' at Flydubai. While the suspect claimed he acted alone, investigations into potential associates linked to the Muslim Brotherhood continue.
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A flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft prepares for landing at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport in Lod on September 30, 2026. A passenger on a rerouted flydubai flight that was bound for Tel Aviv said one of the pilots tried to crash the plane and kill everyone on board, after both pilots were found to be wounded on landing in Saudi Arabia. In the first comment by an official, Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir alleged an att…
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The co-pilot who attacked the captain of a plane bound for Israel was inspired by the September 11 attacks and planned to crash the plane in Tel Aviv, according to prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates.
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