UAE launches flydubai hijacking and terrorism investigation
Passengers and crew subdued the co-pilot after he allegedly stabbed the captain and sent the jet into a 17,000-foot plunge, officials said.
- The UAE has launched an investigation into a serious incident aboard Flydubai flight FZ1073 traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia after a cockpit altercation.
- Reports say the co-pilot attacked and stabbed the captain during the flight, causing the aircraft to make a steep descent and prompting passengers and crew to intervene.
- The Boeing 737 MAX 8, carrying 174 passengers, eventually landed safely at Tabuk airport, while both pilots were taken to hospital with injuries.
- UAE authorities are examining whether the incident had a terrorist motive or involved prior planning, coordination, or direction by others.
- Authorities have cautioned against speculation as investigations involving UAE, Saudi, Israeli, Omani and other officials continue to determine the attacker’s motive and the circumstances of the incident.
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United Arab Emirates Investigates Flight FZ1073 as Terrorist Attack
Dr. Hamad Saif al-Shamsi, attorney general of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced Thursday that a team of public prosecutors will investigate the averted crisis aboard Flydubai Flight FZ1073 on Wednesday morning as a possible organized terrorist attack.
New Details Emerge on FlyDubai Hijack Attempt as Israel Joins UAE Investigation
Israeli officials say the Omani co-pilot who stabbed the captain of FlyDubai flight 1073 had undergone Islamist radical indoctrination and tried to destroy the plane's controls with his feet; Israel is now sending investigators to the UAE to determine whether anyone directed him.
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Not a lone attacker? New theory emerges in flydubai pilot investigation
Although investigators are examining every possible explanation, including the possibility that the Omani pilot was mentally unstable, the prevailing working assumption among those involved in the flydubai investigation is that he was a terrorist who intended to crash the plane with its passengers on board. Testimony from fellow pilots and flydubai crew members described him […] The post Not a lone attacker? New theory emerges in flydubai pilot …
U.A.E. announces investigation into FlyDubai incident
The United Arab Emirates prosecutor general has ordered an investigation into the stabbing aboard FlyDubai Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv, which was diverted and landed in Saudi Arabia after a struggle in the cockpit, the state news agency reported Thursday.
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