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Report Says FlyDubai Co-Pilot Had Second Crash Target in Jordan
A news report says a FlyDubai plane’s co-pilot was accused of attacking the captain.
The report says the co-pilot may also have planned where to take the plane if another plan did not work.
That other target was a military base in Jordan.
The report said the first attempt was supposed to happen in Israel.
These are allegations described by the report, not confirmed facts in the provided account.
A report by i24 News said the co-pilot had a second target.
The co-pilot is accused of attacking the captain of a FlyDubai passenger plane.
The reported second target was Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.
The report described the base as a U.S. military base.
The alleged plan was to crash the aircraft there if an attempt in Israel failed.
- Who
- A FlyDubai co-pilot accused of attacking the plane’s captain.
- What
- A report said he had a second alleged target for crashing the aircraft.
- Where
- Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan; the report also referred to an attempted crash in Israel.
- When
- Why
- The reported second target was a backup if the alleged attempt in Israel failed.
Key facts
- Source cited
- i24 News
- Airline
- FlyDubai
- Accusation
- The co-pilot was accused of attacking the captain.
- Reported second target
- Muwaffaq Salti Air Base
- Target location
- Jordan
- Base description
- A U.S. military base
- Condition
- The alleged second target would be used if the attempt in Israel failed.
Sources
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