FlyDubai co-pilot planned 9/11-style attack on Israel’s main airport, UAE says

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Hamam al-Hammami, a 29-year-old Omani national, intended to cause “the greatest possible number of human casualties,” the Emirati attorney general said.

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A backup plane carries passengers to Ben-Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv after a co-pilot attempted to commandeer their initial flight, according to authorities. (Ammar Awad/Reuters)

The FlyDubai co-pilot who is accused of attacking his pilot with an ax and attempting to take over their Israel-bound commercial flight last week planned to crash the aircraft into the passenger terminal at Ben-Gurion International Airport, the United Arab Emirates says.