7 days ago · United Arab Emirates
UAE says Omani flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv flight
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Deutsche Welle All News, South China Morning Post Asia, and The Straits Times World are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to United Arab Emirates. The first report grouped here was at 9 Oct 2026, 16:49 UTC. 4 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “UAE says Omani flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv flight”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
DUBAI/CAIRO, Oct 9 - 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.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Straits Times World
Omani flydubai co-pilot planned 911-style suicide attack on Israel flight, says UAE
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
UAE says Omani flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv flight
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
Omani Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into Israeli airport, UAE says
- Picked up by Deutsche Welle All News
Same story, different outlets
3 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- Deutsche Welle All NewsUAE: Omani Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack
- South China Morning PostOmani Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into Israeli airport, UAE says
- The Straits TimesOmani flydubai co-pilot planned 911-style suicide attack on Israel flight, says UAE