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Flydubai co-pilot originally planned attack for July, investigators believe
Police and security agencies in multiple countries scramble to piece together background and intentions of Hamam al-Hammami Investigators believe the co-pilot who tried to take control of a plane from Dubai to Tel Aviv last week originally planned his attack for July but postponed the hijacking, pos
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Both outlets frame the story as an account of investigators' view of the co-pilot's planning, with The Guardian US saying he originally aimed for July and NBC News saying he planned a 9/11-style terror attack. The Guardian adds that police and security agencies in multiple countries are trying to piece together his background and intentions, while NBC alone says a Middle East official told it he meant to fly into Tel Aviv’s airport and that passengers intervened.
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