Netanyahu says flydubai co-pilot underwent Islamist radical indoctrination
Passengers and crew subdued the attacker as the aircraft plunged thousands of feet, and authorities are investigating a possible terror motive.
- On Wednesday, an Omani co-pilot allegedly stabbed Captain Smit Machchhar aboard a Flydubai flight carrying 174 people to Tel Aviv, forcing an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed on Thursday that the Omani co-pilot had undergone "Islamist, radical indoctrination" and appeared "clearly suicidal" during the mid-air attack.
- The Boeing 737 plunged more than 14,000 feet in less than 30 seconds after the attack, but Machchhar managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to subdue the assailant.
- Authorities from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, India, and the United States are coordinating investigations, while the Indian Embassy confirmed that Machchhar is "in good health and recovering well."
- Israel is now reviewing security procedures for pilots flying into the country following the attack, as officials work to determine whether the incident involved terrorism or prior planning.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the flight co-pilot of Flydubai diverted Wednesday to Saudi Arabia “was subjected to radical Islamist indoctrination” and stressed that “it is clear that he was suicidal,” among the allegations that he would have attacked the pilot to attempt to crash the plane, ... Continue reading “Netanyahu says that Flight co-pilot FlyDubai had “radical Islamist indoctrination” and points to Ira…
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