Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash into Ben Gurion Airport terminal, Israeli journalist claims
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Israeli journalist Amit Sehgal reported that Flydubai's Omani co-pilot said during interrogation that he planned to fly the plane into the terminal of Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, carrying out a terrorist attack by crashing into the building in the final seconds of the flight.
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Why It Matters
The incident involved the co-pilot of a Flydubai plane, who, according to the journalist, planned to fly the plane to the Ben Gurion Airport terminal in Tel Aviv.
Flydubai's co-pilot wanted to fly the plane into the Tel Aviv airport terminal, thereby staging a terrorist attack. Amit Segal, a journalist from the Israeli Channel 12, reported this in X, citing his sources.
“The Omani pilot stated during interrogation that he planned to direct the plane to crash into Ben Gurion Airport,” he wrote.
According to the journalist, the pilot allegedly planned to perform a normal landing approach and, in the last seconds, when interception would have been impossible, crash the plane into the terminal building.
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Open Questions
- Which sources provided information to Amit Sehgal?
- Was the pilot's statement officially confirmed by investigative authorities?
- What safety measures were taken after the incident?
