An Israeli Arab who allegedly attempted to hijack an El Al flight on Sunday said he wanted to carry out a Sept. 11-like attack, according to his Turkish interrogators. Citing the interrogation, Turkish TV reported Monday that the man had wanted to crash the plane into a Tel Aviv building.
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