UAE says investigation launched into flydubai incident

UAE chief prosecutor announces investigation into flydubai incident

The UAE's chief prosecutor announced on Thursday that an investigation has been launched into the incident on a flydubai flight to Israel, with the possibility of terrorist activity or intent being considered. The probe, ordered by the attorney general, will determine the extent to which the incident was linked to any terrorist activity or intent.

According to Israel's allegations, the co-pilot of the flight attempted to crash the aircraft, but the pilot and passengers intervened, averting a potential disaster. Passengers rushed to the cockpit after the plane suddenly plummeted, losing around 17,000 feet of altitude in a minute, as reported by the Flightradar24 website.

Flydubai confirmed that all 174 passengers, 166 of whom were Israeli, were safe. Israeli officials described the incident as an attempted terrorist attack, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that it was too early to determine who was behind the incident and commended those who prevented a crash.

In a video message, Netanyahu alleged that one of the pilots stabbed the other and apparently attempted to crash the plane with everyone on board as they approached Israel.