FlyDubai Suspect Planned to Crash Plane Into Tel Aviv Airport

A suspected attacker in the FlyDubai incident intended to crash the plane into Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport or a building, according to unnamed U.S. and Israeli officials and reports cited by ABC News, BBC and NPR. The suspect is described as an Omani national and a "lone wolf" extremist. The investigation is ongoing.

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Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport or building, reports say

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ABC News spoke with two senior U.S. officials and an Israeli source familiar with the investigation.

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Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport or building, reports say

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FlyDubai suspected attacker intended to crash into Tel Aviv airport, sources say

ABC News spoke with two senior U.S. officials and an Israeli source familiar with the investigation.

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FlyDubai attacker intended to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport, ongoing investigation finds

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.

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