Rome, 9 Oct. (LaPresse) – The Attorney General of the United Arab Emirates, Hamad Al Shamsi, has announced that the investigation into the incident on 30 September involving FlyDubai flight FZ1073, en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv, has revealed that the Omani co-pilot of the aircraft had hatched a terrorist plot to cause numerous casualties at the Israeli airport. The suspect – aged 29 – is believed to have been inspired by the attacks of 11 September 2001 and had decided to pursue a career in aviation specifically to carry out a similar operation. Al Shamsi – according to reports in ‘The National’ – stated that investigators had traced the suspect’s radicalisation back to 2017, when he was studying in Melbourne, Australia. The co-pilot had worked for Oman Air between 2020 and 2024, then briefly for Royal Air Maroc in 2025, before joining Flydubai in January 2026. Investigators have discovered that he had used two previous flights to Tel Aviv to carry out reconnaissance of the route and the airport prior to the attack. The Public Prosecutor’s Office is examining recordings, technical reports and possible links to accomplices.
Middle East: UAE prosecutor says FlyDubai co-pilot planned a massacre like 9/11
Rome, 9 Oct. (LaPresse) – The Attorney General of the United Arab Emirates, Hamad Al Shamsi, has announced that the investigation into the incident on 30 September involving FlyDubai flight FZ1073, en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv, has revealed that the Omani co-pilot of the aircraft had hatched a terrorist plot to cause numerous casualties at the Israeli airport. The suspect – aged 29 – is believed to have been inspired by the attacks of 11 September 2001 and had decided to pursue a career in aviation specifically to carry out a similar operation. Al Shamsi – according to reports in ‘The National’ – stated that investigators had traced the suspect’s radicalisation back to 2017, when he was studying in Melbourne, Australia. The co-pilot had worked for Oman Air between 2020 and 2024, then briefly for Royal Air Maroc in 2025, before joining Flydubai in January 2026. Investigators have discovered that he had used two previous flights to Tel Aviv to carry out reconnaissance of the route and the airport prior to the attack. The Public Prosecutor’s Office is examining recordings, technical reports and possible links to accomplices.