UAE Attorney General says Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Ben Gurion terminal; suspect confessed to acting alone

The UAE Attorney General said the Flydubai co-pilot planned to seize the aircraft and use it in a suicide attack on a Ben Gurion airport terminal, UAE state news reported. He attacked the pilot with an emergency hatchet, was inspired by the 9/11 attacks, and began his activities in Australia in 2017. The suspect confessed to acting alone, though authorities are investigating possible accomplices.

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