Investigators: FlyDubai Co-Pilot Planned to Crash Jet into Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport
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JERUSALEM, Israel – New details are emerging about the attempted hijacking of a FlyDubai flight bound for Israel. Investigators say the Omani co-pilot planned to use the plane as a weapon against Israel. The co-pilot, Hamam al-Hammami, told officials he intended to kill the captain, secure normal landing clearance, then crash the plane into Ben Gurion Airport or another building. The 29-year-old Omani is now being interrogated in the United Arab Emirates. He had previously been banned from flying by Oman's national airline over concerns that he had been radicalized. He was found to have extremist material in 2024. Despite that, he was later hired by FlyDubai. Read the full story from CBN Israel's Chris Mitchell: https://cbn.com/news/israel/investigators-flydubai-co-pilot-planned-crash-jet-israels-ben-gurion-airport-pm-speaks Give to CBN: https://go.cbn.com/un2xC Want more news from a Christian Perspective? Choose to support CBN: https://go.cbn.com/ugWBn CBN News. Because Truth Ma
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