The FlyDubai co-pilot suspected in the hijacking attempt intended to crash the aircraft into Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, according to sources familiar with the investigation. Reports describe him as an Omani national and a "lone wolf" extremist who had previously flown the Israel route. The incident is under ongoing investigation.
BBC News – World The FlyDubai co-pilot behind the hijacking attempt wanted to crash the jet into Ben Gurion Airport and previously flew the sensitive Israel route, according to multiple sources close to the investigation, amid increasingly difficult questions about the circumstances of the narrowly avoided tragedy.
A FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after its Omani co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain with a crash axe in the cockpit; passengers and crew overpowered the attacker and the plane landed safely. UAE prosecutors have called the incident an attempted suicide terrorist attack and identified the co-pilot as Hammam al-Hammami, saying he planned to crash into Ben Gurion Airport's passenger terminal and admitted acting alone; they have also alleged he
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UAE prosecutors now say the FlyDubai co-pilot planned a suicide attack on Ben Gurion Airport's passenger terminal, identified him as Hammam al-Hammami, and said he admitted acting alone.
BBC News – World The FlyDubai co-pilot behind the hijacking attempt wanted to crash the jet into Ben Gurion Airport and previously flew the sensitive Israel route, according to multiple sources close to the investigation, amid increasingly difficult questions about the circumstances of the narrowly avoided tragedy.
ABC News spoke with two senior U.S. officials and an Israeli source familiar with the investigation.
The investigation has found the attacker intended to crash the plane into Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport, a person familiar with the matter not authorized to speak publicly told NPR.
Sky News – World Jordanian authorities arrested three men after a deadly attack on a church. The assault occurred during a funeral procession in the western village of Hammoud and killed nine people, according to the newest report; an earlier account put the death toll at eight. The suspects were wounded in a dawn shootout with security forces. Jordan's director of public security described the assailants as Islamic extremists, but no group has been named.
NYTimes – World Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat after a student-led protest movement won a parliamentary majority in Serbia's elections, ending roughly 14 years of his dominance. The opposition Student List is projected to secure a majority following nearly two years of protests. Vučić, who had been endorsed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and denounced the movement as foreign-led, acknowledged the loss in an early speech.
BBC News – World Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was re-elected to a fourth term in a tight runoff against right-wing challenger Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, official results showed. Lula won 51.7% of the vote to Bolsonaro's 48.2%. Bolsonaro refused to concede and said he would seek to have the vote annulled, following an evening of chaos at some polling places after voting was extended by two hours.
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