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Flydubai Attack: Questions Mount as Israeli Sources Cite Gaza Motive
Investigators say the co-pilot acted alone and told them he was retaliating for the Gaza conflict after a 14,000-foot descent.
- On September 30, flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after co-pilot Hammam al-Hammami allegedly attacked the captain in the cockpit, forcing a rapid descent of roughly 14,000 feet in under 30 seconds.
- Investigators reportedly found that Hammami had been exposed to radical Islamist ideology and previously barred from flying by Oman Air over security risks, which he allegedly cited as motivation for retaliation for the war in Gaza.
- An Israeli investigative team arrived in the UAE on October 3 to join the questioning, and Emirati investigators have reportedly ruled out other crew members' involvement following Hammami's claim that he acted alone.
- The incident triggered a dispute between Israel's Shin Bet and the Transportation Ministry over vetting responsibility, with Transportation Minister Miri Regev claiming her ministry never received the crew list or warnings about Hammami.
- Philip Baum, a visiting professor at Coventry University, noted that cross-border background checks face "significant limitations," raising questions about how an alleged security risk gained cockpit access on a flight to Israel.
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Flydubai attack: Questions mount as Israeli sources cite Gaza motive
The co-pilot accused of attacking the captain of a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv is assessed to have acted alone, according to Israeli sources familiar with the investigation. Those sources say he told investigators he was retaliating for the Gaza conflict and sought to die as a martyr.
·Beijing, China
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Members of Israel's internal intelligence service, Shin Bet, have travelled to the United Arab Emirates, where they are to participate in the interrogation of the Flydubai flight co-pilot to Tel Aviv, accused of attacking the commander and attempting to crash the aircraft, informs EFE on Tuesday.
·Bucharest, Romania
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Leaning Left1Leaning Right3Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution60% Right
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