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Netanyahu says Iran link to flight attack unclear
BBC News··1 Oct
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it is too early to say if Iran was involved in the Dubai-Tel Aviv flydubai cockpit attack. The plane plunged two hours into the journey before passengers and crew regained control. Captain Smit Machchhar is stable in hospital. He said the alleged attacker, arrested in Saudi Arabia, is expected to move to the UAE.
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What It Means For You
- Investigators in Saudi Arabia and the UAE are examining whether the attack had a terror link.
- Israel said it had no advance intelligence warning about the flight, Netanyahu told CNN.
- Passengers including Yaniv Hayun described helping restrain the attacker after the descent.
What's Happening
- Flight FZ1073 left Dubai at 03:05 GMT and later transmitted emergency and hijack squawk codes.
- An Israeli security source told BBC Arabic that preliminary findings suggest an intent to crash the plane.
- UAE prosecutors opened an inquiry that includes any link to terrorist activity.
What Officials Have Said
- Netanyahu and Narendra Modi both called Machchhar a hero for resisting despite serious injury.
- Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz labelled it an attempted jihadist terror attack without giving further detail.
- The aircraft carried 174 people to Israel, Netanyahu told CNN.
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