WorldPingInvestigators are still searching for the motive behind the midair attack aboard a commercial plane full of passengers heading from Dubai to Tel Aviv last week.
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WorldPingThe investigation has found the attacker intended to crash the plane into Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport, a person familiar with the matter not authorized to speak publicly told NPR.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NPR
WorldPingThe Omani national was a "lone wolf" extremist, according to the reports.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News
Questions about the motive of the co-pilot who tried to crash a packed flight from Dubai to Israel continue to swirl.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CBS News
WorldPingRMIT confirms co-pilot was a student as Australian authorities examine his time in country between 2015 and 2017 An Australian university has confirmed a flydubai co-pilot who allegedly tried to hijack an Israel-bound flight studied at its Melbourne…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
WorldPingThe co-pilot has been identified by multiple media outlets as Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national, although his identity has not been officially confirmed…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
WorldPingUkraine says its long-range strikes have neutralized over half of Russia's oil refining capacity…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ABC News
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