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Co-pilot in flight stabbing had ‘Islamic radical indoctrination’, says Netanyahu
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Alleged flydubai attacker interrogated by Saudi security services as investigation into apparent crash attempt opens The Omani co-pilot who stabbed his captain in an apparent attempt to crash an Israel-bound flight from Dubai had previously undergone radical Islamist indoctrinati
Alleged flydubai attacker interrogated by Saudi security services as investigation into apparent crash attempt opens The Omani co-pilot who stabbed his captain in an apparent attempt to crash an Israel-bound flight from Dubai had previously undergone radical Islamist indoctrination and was suicidal, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has claimed. Israeli passengers intervened to stop the attack on Wednesday, restraining the co-pilot, while a reserve crew in the plane was able to stabilise the plummeting plane and ultimately land it safely in Saudi Arabia. Continue reading...
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