Flydubai Hijacker Who Stabbed Fellow Pilot 'Was a Religious Extremist'
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Testimony from a colleague has emerged that the Omani co-pilot, accused of intentionally attempting to crash a Flydubai passenger plane carrying Israeli passengers, habitually displayed religious extremist tendencies. According to Israel's Channel 16 on the 30th (local time), a Flydubai pilot stated that the Omani co-pilot, accused of stabbing an Indian captain with a knife, joined the airline eight months ago and that “every day
The Israeli authorities referred to a "attempt of jihadist terrorist attack".
A flight from Dubai to Israel was marred by an attempted hijacking when the co-pilot attacked the captain with a knife. Israel described it as a "failed terrorist attack." The seriously injured captain used his last bit of strength to unlock the cockpit door, allowing passengers and crew to subdue the co-pilot and avert a major disaster.
Through a statement issued by his embassy in Argentina, the Israeli State targeted the pilot who tried to crash the plane. The paper highlighted the heroism of the passengers who avoided the massacre and reaffirmed the alliance with the United Arab Emirates. Read more
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