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FlyDubai copilot planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport, UAE says
The attorney general says the attack was inspired by 9/11 and that the plane lost about 17,000 feet of altitude in one minute before the emergency landing.
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The essentials of this story
- What happened
- The United Arab Emirates released the findings of the investigation into the attack on the FlyDubai flight.
- Who is affected
- Passengers, crew and aviation authorities linked to the Dubai-Tel Aviv route are the main affected parties.
- What changes
- The case is now officially described as a terrorist plan inspired by 9/11, and Israel promised to review the security of foreign flights.
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