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Emirati Prosecutor: Omani pilot planned attack
The investigations focused on an attempted terrorist attack on Fly Dubai flight FZ1073, when the co-pilot, a 29-year-old Omani, tried to take control of the aircraft and use it in a suicide operation targeting Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. The accused exploited his first trip to Tel Aviv to survey the route and was exposed to extremism starting in 2017 during his studies in Australia, where he was influenced by radical ideas and electronic materials glorifying terrorism, including inspiration from the September 11 attacks. After frequenting a mosque associated with the Royal Institute of Technology, he prepared himself psychologically and physically, and assaulted the pilot in the cockpit with an emergency axe. However, the crew was able to regain control, and the plane landed safely in Tabuk. The investigation revealed that the defendant met the required standards for employment and confessed to being solely responsible for executing the plan, with ongoing investigations to identify potential accomplices.
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