‘War isn’t over’: Al Qaeda calls for 'copycat attacks' after flydubai incident
A pro-Al Qaeda publication has issued a call for copycat attacks on US and Israeli airliners, citing the 9/11 attacks and a recent attempted takeover of a flydubai flight. The article encourages extremists to target Western and Israeli interests in the air, framing the ongoing conflict as a religious war.
Why it matters
This highlights a persistent and evolving threat to international aviation security from extremist groups.
A pro-Al Qaeda publication has called for copycat attacks on US and Israeli airliners, referencing the September 11, 2001, attacks and Wednesday’s attempted takeover of a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.The call appeared Friday in the latest edition of al-Bayan, a weekly publication launched in July by supporters of Al Qaeda. The article referred to both the 9/11 attacks and the attempted takeover of Flydubai Flight FZ1073.“The war isn’t over yet — planes carrying Zionists, Americans and all the other infidels fighting against Islam are still hovering in the skies and can be targeted, as happened on September 11th and 30th,” the Arabic-language article said.The article featured an image of a plane crashing into the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, alongside an image referencing Wednesday’s attack on the Flydubai flight.“America and the Zionists have far more…
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