Israel scrambled jets, was prepared to shoot down FlyDubai flight after pilot attack, sources say
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In the minutes after chaos took over FlyDubai flight 1073, Israel was prepared for fighter jets to shoot it down, according to Israeli sources.
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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.
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Israel scrambled jets, was prepared to shoot down FlyDubai flight after pilot attack, sources say.
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Israeli sources say they were prepared to shoot down last week's FlyDubai flight where a co-pilot allegedly attacked the flight's captain, even though there were more than 150 Israeli passengers on board.
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CBS News' Matt Gutman reports.
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