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Netanyahu Warns of "Very Heavy Price" for flydubai Co-Pilot's Orders
- •Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of severe retaliation if the flydubai co-pilot, suspected of Islamist radicalization, was acting on orders to crash the aircraft.
- •Netanyahu stated that the co-pilot, who attacked Captain Smit Machchhar on flydubai flight FZ1073, underwent radical Islamist indoctrination and intended to crash the plane.
- •The co-pilot is currently being interrogated, with Israeli investigators joining the questioning.
- •The incident occurred on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, where the co-pilot allegedly stabbed Captain Machchhar, causing the aircraft to plunge nearly 14,000 feet.
- •Passengers and crew intervened to overpower the attacker after Captain Machchhar, despite injuries, managed to open the cockpit door.
Key Questions Answered
The co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073 underwent Islamist radical indoctrination, stabbed Captain Smit Machchhar, and attempted to crash the aircraft carrying 174 people. Despite his injuries, the captain managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers and crew to overpower the attacker after the plane plunged nearly 14,000 feet in less than 30 seconds.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that whoever sent the flydubai co-pilot, who had undergone Islamist radicalization and tried to crash the aircraft, will pay a very heavy price if it is found he acted on orders.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the passengers who courageously intervened to subdue the radicalized co-pilot during the flydubai flight FZ1073 incident will light a torch of civic heroism on Israel's Independence Day.
