Al Qaeda calls for copycats to target US citizens on planes while praising Dubai flight hijacker: ‘America will end’ — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/al-qaeda-calls-for-copycats-to-target-us-citizens-on-planes-while-praising-dubai-flight-hijacker-america-will-endContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Al Qaeda praises Dubai flight hijacker, calls for copycatshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/al-qaeda-calls-for-copycats-to-target-us-citizens-on-planes-while-praising-dubai-flight-hijacker-america-will-endhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/al-qaeda-calls-for-copycats-to-target-us-citizens-on-planes-while-praising-dubai-flight-hijacker-america-will-end#u107941Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:35:59 +0000Al Qaeda has praised the attempted hijacking of a FlyDubai flight and called for copycat attacks on US and Israeli planes. The group said 'America will end' and urged supporters to target US citizens on planes. This comes after a FlyDubai copilot attempted a 'terrorist act' using a crash ax on a flight from Dubai to Rostov-on-Don.Why it mattersThe attempted hijacking occurred on August 24, 2021, when a FlyDubai copilot, Zakharyan Davidov, attempted to hijack a flight from Dubai to Rostov-on-Don. The incident was thwarted, and Davidov was subdued by passengers and crew. Al Q