Global Security · Public broadcaster
Netanyahu says flydubai co-pilot was radicalised as UAE probes terror link
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the co-pilot accused of attacking a flydubai flight carrying mostly Israelis had undergone “Islamist radical indoctrination”, as UAE authorities investigated a possible terror link. The captain and passengers overpowered the suspect before the plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
- Source published
- 2 Oct 2026, 01:27 CEST
Publication time from the source RSS/feed - Captured by GC
- 2 Oct 2026, 03:34 CEST
When GlobalsConflicts first captured this item. - Source
- France 24 - English
- Trust
- medium · direct source trail
- Source quality
- good
public broadcaster or established media source from a direct trail - Actors
- France, Israel, WHO, Hamas, United States, Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the co-pilot accused of attacking a flydubai flight carrying mostly Israelis had undergone “Islamist radical indoctrination”, as UAE authorities investigated a possible terror link. The captain and passengers overpowered the suspect before the plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
What is reported
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the co-pilot accused of attacking a flydubai flight carrying mostly Israelis had undergone “Islamist radical indoctrination”, as UAE authorities investigated a possible terror link. The captain and passengers overpowered the suspect before the plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
Visible evidence
- Source published (RSS): 2 Oct 2026, 01:27 CEST. Publication time from the source RSS/feed
- The report is assigned to the Global Security dossier.
- The visible source is France 24 - English.
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- 5 direct reports nearby, but not automatically the same core claim.
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Trust assessment
Public broadcaster or established direct source. The report remains medium until an independent second trail visibly supports the same core claim.
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