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Modi Praises FlyDubai Co-Pilot Credited with Preventing Disaster as UAE Investigates Incident
UAE prosecutors are examining whether the cockpit altercation on FlyDubai Flight 1073 involved terrorist activity or prior planning, WAM reported.
- On Wednesday, a FlyDubai flight diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, following an alleged cockpit altercation, prompting the United Arab Emirates to launch an investigation into the incident.
- Tracking data shows the aircraft descended rapidly from 34,000 to 16,000 feet in three minutes, with the crew transmitting a 'general emergency' code and later 'unlawful interference.'
- Smit Machchhar, the FlyDubai captain, intervened during the incident, leading Prime Minister Narendra Modi to praise him for preventing what he called a '9/11 like attack.'
- Asserting full judicial jurisdiction, UAE authorities aim to determine if the incident involved terrorist activity or prior planning as part of the formal investigation.
- The Indian Consulate in Dubai is supporting Machchhar's family, confirming officials briefed them on his health and recovery while remaining in touch with UAE authorities.
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The investigation is under way into the exact circumstances surrounding the flydubai flight. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the chain on Thursday...
·Brussels, Belgium
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On Thursday, the United Arab Emirates announced an investigation to determine whether the alleged attack on a flydubai flight was of a "terrorist" nature.
·Montreal, Canada
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UAE probes possible ‘terror’ link in attack on Flydubai flight to Israel that forced Saudi landing
The UAE has launched a probe into a Flydubai cockpit attack that forced a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight to divert to Saudi Arabia. Investigators will examine the motive and possible terrorist link after a co-pilot allegedly stabbed the Indian captain and triggered a steep descent.
·New Delhi, India
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