Israel was ready to implement a long-practiced protocol after the captain of a FlyDubai plane was attacked in the cockpit, Israeli sources told CBS News.
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FlyDubai attacker intended to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport, investigation finds
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FlyDubai co-pilot allegedly planned to crash Israel-bound jet at Ben Gurion Airport
Hero passengers on the terrifying FlyDubai flight detail how they saved the plane
Israel was prepared to shoot down FlyDubai plane, sources say
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The FlyDubai co-pilot accused of trying to crash a packed plane planned the attack for months, and should never even have been cleared to fly to Israel, sources tell CBS News.
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Questions continue to swirl about the FlyDubai co-pilot who allegedly attacked the captain and tried to crash a packed flight from Dubai to Israel.
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The passengers who rushed the cockpit on the FlyDubai plane headed to Tel Aviv that was allegedly hijacked by its co-pilot spoke with Matt Gutman, detailing the ordeal.
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WorldPingHamam al-Hammami allegedly planned to crash FlyDubai Flight FZ1073 into Ben Gurion Airport, according to reports on the terrorism investigation.
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WorldPingThe Omani national was a "lone wolf" extremist, according to the reports.
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WorldPingThe ongoing investigation has found the attacker intended to crash the plane into Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport, a person familiar with the matter but not authorized to speak publicly told NPR.
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