Flydubai's Omani pilot was indocrinated Islamist
On a Flydubai flight en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv, a co-pilot attempted to hijack the commercial airliner before being subdued by passengers and crew members. The incident occurred as the service neared Israeli airspace. The Indian captain managed to overtake the co-pilot, who had assaulted him with a knife and sought to crash the aircraft.
No passengers suffered severe injuries, though the pilot sustained stab wounds. Two crew members received hospital treatment for unspecified injuries. The assailant, born in Oman, remains in detention. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed that the co-pilot had been subjected to Islamist radical indoctrination, characterizing the episode as a potential suicide attack.
US President Donald Trump suggested the co-pilot's ties to Iran, though Israeli authorities have not confirmed this. Israeli security officials are investigating the possibility of the incident being a terrorist attack or an attempt to replicate a 9/11-style incident.
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