--- title: "UAE says Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv flight" description: "Most outlets led with the UAE's claim that a Flydubai co-pilot planned a suicide attack on a flight to Tel Aviv, emphasizing the thwarted attempt and the co-pilot’s alleged inspiration from 9/11. Several also noted the suspect’s nationality as Omani and the flight’s intended diversion to Ben Gurion Airport. The Express Tribune and Aaj News (English) specifically mentioned the co-pilot studying the Tel Aviv route, while ProPakistani framed the incident as a \"9/11 style attack\" in its headline, a characterization not used in other excerpts." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/13350-uae-says-omani-flydubai-co-pilot-planned-suicide-attack site: HarZaviya language: en --- # UAE says Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv flight world · updated 12 Oct 2026, 12:19 PM PKT · 9–12 Oct 2026 · 11 articles from 9 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 9 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the UAE’s claim that a Flydubai co-pilot planned a suicide attack on a Tel Aviv-bound flight, citing the UAE Attorney General or prosecutors. Several also noted the co-pilot was Omani and that the attack was inspired by 9/11, though this detail was only explicitly mentioned in The Express Tribune and ProPakistani. A few outlets briefly added that the pilot’s plan was thwarted by the captain or that the flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia, but these were not universally emphasized. The framing was largely consistent, with minor variation in the prominence of nationalities and contextual details. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 12 Oct 2026 — Flydubai co-pilot’s suicide attack plot on Tel Aviv airport exposed (1 outlet) - **Daily Times** — [Flydubai co-pilot’s suicide attack plot on Tel Aviv airport exposed](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1566151/flydubai-co-pilots-suicide-attack-plot-on-tel-aviv-airport-exposed/) · 12 Oct 2026, 12:19 PM PKT > Emirates authorities recently exposed a chilling plot by a Flydubai co-pilot to execute a suicide attack at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. According to the UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi, the twenty-nine-year-old Omani co-pilot planned to hijack the commercial aircraft. Investigators revealed that the suspect intended to crash the plane directly into […] ### 9 Oct 2026 — UAE says Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv flight (9 outlets) > Most outlets led with the UAE's claim that a Flydubai co-pilot planned a suicide attack on a flight to Tel Aviv, emphasizing the thwarted attempt and the co-pilot’s alleged inspiration from 9/11. Several also noted the suspect’s nationality as Omani and the flight’s intended diversion to Ben Gurion Airport. The Express Tribune and Aaj News (English) specifically mentioned the co-pilot studying the Tel Aviv route, while ProPakistani framed the incident as a "9/11 style attack" in its headline, a characterization not used in other excerpts. - **Aaj News (English)** — [UAE says flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv flight](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330475969/uae-says-flydubai-co-pilot-planned-suicide-attack-on-tel-aviv-flight) · 10 Oct 2026, 1:29 PM PKT > An Omani flydubai co-pilot had intended ‌to seize a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight and crash it into a terminal at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport on September 30 in a suicide attack before he was thwarted by the captain, the UAE attorney general said on Friday. Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi’s statement did not ​appear to implicate flydubai in any wrongdoing, and contained the most detailed account ... - **ProPakistani** — [FlyDubai Pilot Wanted to Do 9/11 Style Attack in Israel](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/10/flydubai-pilot-wanted-to-do-9-11-style-attack-in-israel/) · 10 Oct 2026, 9:07 AM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > A Flydubai co-pilot allegedly planned to crash a passenger aircraft into a terminal at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport in an… Read More - **Pakistan Today** — [Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport, UAE says](https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/10/flydubai-co-pilot-planned-suicide-attack-on-tel-aviv-airport-uae-says) · 10 Oct 2026, 12:54 AM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > Prosecutors are continuing to verify his account and investigate whether anyone else was involved. - **Daily Times** — [UAE probe says Flydubai co-pilot planned attack on Tel Aviv airport](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1564905/uae-probe-says-flydubai-co-pilot-planned-attack-on-tel-aviv-airport/) · 10 Oct 2026, 12:30 AM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing > United Arab Emirates investigators have revealed new details about an alleged attack aboard a Flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv. According to the UAE Attorney General, the Omani co-pilot planned to seize the aircraft and crash it into Ben Gurion Airport’s passenger terminal. The incident occurred on September 30, 2026, and prompted an […] - **Geo News** — [flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport: UAE](https://www.geo.tv/latest/685830-flydubai-co-pilot-planned-suicide-attack-on-tel-aviv-airport-uae) · 9 Oct 2026, 10:42 PM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > A plane, carrying passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, on the tarmac as it arrives at the Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, September 30,... - **Business Recorder** — [UAE says Omani flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv flight](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443469/uae-says-omani-flydubai-co-pilot-planned-suicide-attack-on-tel-aviv-flight) · 9 Oct 2026, 9:59 PM PKT · 96% identical wording to the newest filing > DUBAI: An Omani flydubai co-pilot had planned to seize a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight and crash it into a terminal at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport on September 30 in a suicide attack before he was thwarted by his fellow pilot, the UAE attorney general said on Friday, according to the state news agency. The plan was inspired by the September 11, 2001, attacks on the US, UAE public prosecutors believe as... - **Arab News Pakistan** — [UAE says Omani FlyDubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Ben Gurion ⁠airport](https://www.arabnews.pk/middle-east/uae-says-omani-flydubai-co-pilot-planned-suicide-attack-on-ben-gurion-airport-3003703) · 9 Oct 2026, 9:57 PM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > The UAE Attorney General confirmed that the co-pilot of a Flydubai flight was an Omani national, as reported by the UAE’s state news agency. - **Hum News English** — [Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport, UAE says](https://humenglish.com/latest/flydubai-co-pilot-planned-to-crash-plane-into-tel-aviv-airport-uae-says/) · 9 Oct 2026, 9:48 PM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > DUBAI: A Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash a passenger aircraft into Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport in a premeditated suicide attack, according to the United Arab Emirates’ public prosecution, which says the suspect was inspired by the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States. UAE Attorney General Hamad Al Shamsi said on Friday that an investigation into the September 30 incident involvi... - **The Express Tribune** — [UAE says Omani flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv flight](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2633950/uae-says-omani-flydubai-co-pilot-planned-suicide-attack-on-tel-aviv-flight) · 9 Oct 2026, 5:40 PM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing > UAE prosecutors says flydubai co-pilot drew inspiration from 9/11 and studied the Tel Aviv route ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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