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Flydubai co-pilot al-Hammami planned to crash aircraft into Tel Aviv skyscraper: Israeli intelligence
Published: 04/10/26 17:03
India
Tel Aviv, Oct 4 (UNI) Hamam al-Hammami, the Omani copilot accused of attempting to hijack a flydubai aircraft bound for Israel, reportedly planned to deliberately crash the plane into Tel Aviv skyscrapers, Italian outlet Corriere Della Sera reported on Sunday, citing Israeli intelligence. Hammami's plan was to kill the pilot, Capt. Smit Machchhar, without attracting attention, then fly along the planned route to Tel Aviv before crashing into the city's buildings. Israeli authorities are working on the assumption that Hammami was a "lone wolf" actor who attempted to crash the plane on his own initiative, rather than acting on the…