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Israel prepared for fighter jets to shoot down FlyDubai flight if necessary, Israeli sources say

Source: CBS News

Summary

In the minutes after chaos took over FlyDubai flight 1073, Israel was prepared for fighter jets to shoot it down, according to Israeli sources. CBS News has also learned that co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, a citizen of Oman, had planned to crash the plane into Israel's main airport. Matt Gutman reports.

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