← Azimuth Daily
Capturing data…
Capturing data…
MON, 12 OCT · 83 ITEMS
Al-Monitor, South China Morning Post, France 24 + 9 more · Geopolitics & Markets
23 outletsUAE prosecutors have announced that an Omani co-pilot on a flight bound for Tel Aviv planned a suicide attack, allegedly intending to crash the plane into an Israeli airport, with some reports saying the plot was inspired by the 9/11 attacks. The announcement, reported worldwide on 8–11 October 2026, is the official framing of an in-flight incident days earlier in which the plane dived and passengers described a cockpit struggle. It treats that incident as an attempted airliner attack rather than an accident or unrelated cockpit event.
The claim rests on a named primary source — UAE prosecutors — and is carried on attribution by multiple reputable outlets, including Al-Monitor, AP, AFP, Bloomberg and France 24, so it is solidly reported as an official allegation. It is not an independent, judicially established fact: the co-pilot has been accused, and the 9/11-motivation detail in particular comes from the prosecution's account.
Genuinely new: the prosecutors' statement was published 8–11 October 2026, a fresh development in a story that first surfaced around 2–3 October 2026 with reports of the in-flight incident.
Earlier digests on 2–3 October 2026 covered the same flydubai flight to Tel Aviv: the aircraft suddenly dived and passengers reported a cockpit attack. This week's UAE announcement identifies the alleged intent behind that episode.