Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport or building, reports say

He then planned to crash the Boeing 737 MAX – with more than 180 passengers on board – into the airport or into a tower block in central Tel Aviv, in the style of al-Qaeda's 11 September 2001 attacks in the US, according to the reports.The sources are quoted as saying he was most likely to have acted alone rather than on behalf of a radical organisation or foreign government.The co-pilot also reportedly told investigators that he had intended to hijack and crash a previous flight to Tel Aviv but changed his mind because he knew someone on board.There was no immediate comment from Emirati or Israeli authorities.UAE Attorney-General Hamad al-Shamsi said on Saturday that his country's investigations would establish the full circumstances, motives and any links related to the incident, and that the results would be announced upon their conclusion.Questions are also being asked about major security lapses, including how the attacker was recruited by flydubai and given clearance to fly a plane filled with Israelis to Tel Aviv.Regional officials said the co-pilot was barred from flying by Oman's national carrier, Oman-air" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="152403" data-entity-type="organization">Oman Air, and moved to an administrative job because of concerns about his extremist views.