Flight attacker 'underwent Islamist radical indoctrination', Netanyahu says

Author: bbc.co.ukPublished on: October 1, 2026Country: Israel
Crime & Law
Flight attacker 'underwent Islamist radical indoctrination', Netanyahu says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that investigations indicate the man who stabbed a pilot and attempted to hijack a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv had undergone Islamist radical indoctrination. The flight, operated by Flydubai, plunged over 17,000 feet two hours into the journey, but passengers and crew overpowered the attacker, who was reportedly suicidal and shouting for death. The attacker, an Omani national, was arrested in Saudi Arabia and is expected to be transferred to the UAE, where investigations are ongoing to determine if terrorism was involved.

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