Israel leader Benjamin Netanyahu says the FlyDubai co-pilot who allegedly stabbed the captain and tried to crash the plane had undergone "Islamist radical indoctrination."…
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Captain Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed while flying an Israel-bound plane, shared new details about the incident from his hospital bed. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
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Questions about the motive of the co-pilot who tried to crash a packed flight from Dubai to Israel continue to swirl.
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WorldPingThe attack left the region’s travel industry in crisis, raising questions about aviation security and further unsettling West Asia, already shaken by the U.S.-Iran war…
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WorldPingHow an Omani flagged for extremism ended up piloting a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai jet — full report at Times of India.
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New South Wales police say the driver, an 18-year-old rugby league fan, has been arrested.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
The driver has been identified as an 18-year-old man who is said to have been "revving" when he lost control of his car.
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