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NETANYAHU: ISLAMIST INDOCTRINATION TO BLAME
Passengers and crew subdued the attacker after the plane plunged 17,000 feet, and the injured pilot helped open the cockpit door.
- On Wednesday, an Omani co-pilot attacked Captain Smit Machchhar aboard a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, forcing a 17,000-foot nosedive before passengers subdued the assailant and the flight diverted to Saudi Arabia.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed the pilot "underwent Islamic radical indoctrination" and "was going to down the plane," citing his "Islamist tendencies" as evidence of intent.
- Captain Machchhar recounted the struggle to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, telling him "In that moment, I was fighting for my life" while realizing he had to prevent everyone aboard from dying.
- Saudi Arabia conducted a preliminary investigation with security teams from the United Arab Emirates, while Israeli officials assess whether the co-pilot acted alone after both pilots received medical care.
- Netanyahu noted that hiring pilots from countries lacking diplomatic relations with Israel presents security constraints, a concern underscored by the cockpit breach and raising questions about international aviation vetting standards.
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Israel is launching a full investigation into the Flydubai incident, warning those responsible that they will pay a "heavy price."
Netanyahu: if Flydubai pilot acted on orders, those behind him will pay dearly
PM says suspected attacker underwent Islamist radicalization and sought to crash the plane in a ‘9/11-type’ disaster; UAE presidential adviser calls incident a terrorist act as investigation shifts to Abu Dhabi
·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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NETANYAHU: ISLAMIST INDOCTRINATION TO BLAME
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