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Flydubai attack: Al Qaeda-linked mag calls for more

By Sohail Khan 5 October 2026, 9:08 am

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Al Qaeda-linked magazine calls for copycat attacks on US, Israeli planes after flydubai incident
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A pro-Al Qaeda publication has urged followers to conduct copycat attacks on US and Israeli airliners. This call for violence references the September 11 attacks and the recent Flydubai flight incident. The Omani co-pilot involved in the attempted takeover is under investigation for extremist views. Authorities are examining the security implications of these events for commercial aviation. The situation raises concerns about the potential for future terrorist attacks on airliners.

Travelers board a FlyDubai aircraft at Ben Gurion International Airport after a separate FlyDubai flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency — This call for violence references the September 11 attacks and the recent Flydubai flight incident

A pro-Al Qaeda publication called for copycat attacks on US and Israeli airliners, citing the September 11, 2001 attacks and last week's attempted takeover of a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, The .

The call appeared in the latest edition of al-Bayan, a weekly publication launched in July by supporters of Al Qaeda, according to the report.

The publication's article referred to both the 9/11 attacks and the September 30 incident involving Flydubai Flight FZ1073.

Flydubai incident under probe

The co-pilot was identified as an Omani national and remained under investigation following the incident. UAE officials said in the report that he attacked the captain before attempting to take control of the aircraft.

A person familiar with the investigation told that the co-pilot had previously been barred from flying by Oman over concerns that he had adopted extremist views. The circumstances under which he was later hired by flydubai and assigned to the Israel-bound flight remained under scrutiny.

The flight was eventually diverted and landed safely in Saudi Arabia after crew members and passengers intervened.

Also Read: A fight in the cockpit, a plunge from 33,000 feet: Inside the FlyDubai mid-air crisis

The UAE had described the incident as an attempted terrorist attack, while investigators continued to examine the co-pilot's background, possible motives and whether he had acted alone.

The latest call by the Al Qaeda-linked publication came as authorities investigated the attempted takeover and its wider security implications. The report said the publication explicitly linked the incident to the 9/11 attacks and portrayed commercial aircraft as potential targets.

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