A political crisis unfolds around an airline attack, as multiple governments give competing accounts of what happened and why.
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A political crisis unfolds around an airline attack, as multiple governments give competing accounts of what happened and why.
A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after the co-pilot attacked the captain, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi officials said.
Passengers and crew overpowered the co-pilot, who had allegedly stabbed the captain and tried to take control. The plane had plunged more than 17,000 feet in altitude, according to data from Flightradar24 cited by France 24.
Netanyahu said, in an account reported by both BBC News and France 24, the subdued co-pilot called out 'Kill me, kill me' to the aircrew, making it 'clear he was suicidal'.
Multiple governments launched separate inquiries and made public statements that sometimes conflicted. Netanyahu declared the co-pilot had undergone 'Islamist radical indoctrination', framing it as an attempted terrorist attack.
The United Arab Emirates, where the aircraft is registered, said its chief prosecutor had opened an investigation to determine if there was 'terrorist activity or intent', as reported by France 24 and BBC News.
Political blame was cast widely. Both BBC News and France 24 reported that U.S. President Donald Trump and UAE officials suggested Iran could be responsible. Netanyahu, however, told CBS News he had not ruled out mental health issues, creating a disagreement between his own statements, as noted by France 24.
The incident exposed a security loophole involving flights to Israel. Netanyahu told BBC News the co-pilot was an Omani national, a citizen of a country without formal diplomatic ties to Israel, and that such pilots are 'usually not allowed' on these flights.
He acknowledged a 'loophole' had been exploited but said the UAE government was cooperating to prevent a recurrence. Saudi Arabia's interior ministry said both pilots were transferred back to the UAE on Thursday morning after receiving medical clearance.
The passengers, who were mostly Israeli according to France 24, were flown home after the emergency landing.
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Israel's prime minister says the pilot who tried to take over the Flydubai plane clearly intended to "down the plane".
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the co-pilot accused of attacking a flydubai flight carrying mostly Israelis had undergone “Islamist radical indoctrination”, as UAE authorities investigated a possible terror link. The captain and passengers overpowered the suspect before the plane made an emergency
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