Defense Minister Katz confirms: Incident on Flydubai flight was attempted Jihadist attack
<p>Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that the incident aboard the Flydubai flight was an attempted terrorist attack.</p><p>“The serious incident on the Flydubai aircraft was an attempted jihadist terrorist attack that was thwarted only thanks to the bravery of several Israeli passengers who broke into the cockpit, overpowered the terrorist, and, with their own hands,…
Defense Minister Israel Katz revealed on Wednesday that a recent Flydubai flight incident was an attempted jihadist terrorist attack. According to Katz, the brave actions of several Israeli passengers prevented the terrorist from carrying out his plan to crash the plane and kill all passengers. The terrorist's sole goal was to destroy the aircraft, which passengers stopped by breaching the cockpit and overpowering the assailant.
Katz emphasized that security alerts from the Prime Minister and his office should be taken seriously, as they often precede offensive operations against threats.
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