Israel Had No Prior Intelligence on Dubai Flight Hijacking Attempt
Translated & summarized from Maariv by baba
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Israel had no prior intelligence on the Flydubai flight hijacking.
- Passengers and crew prevented the hijacker from crashing the plane.
- A senior security official called the incident a miracle.
- No direct link to Iran has been established at this time.
- The flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia after a hijack code was activated.
A senior Israeli security official stated that Israel had no prior intelligence regarding any intention to hijack or crash the Flydubai aircraft that was diverted to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. The official emphasized that at this stage, no direct link to Iran has been found in the incident, which involved a "hijack code" being activated. He described the events as a "miracle," highlighting the bravery, resourcefulness, and alertness of the passengers and crew. The official recounted specific details, including a young girl who heard the commotion in the cockpit and her mother's shouts, a pilot managing to open the cockpit door using a code, and the struggle for control of the aircraft. He noted that Israeli passengers fought the hijacker pilot, preventing him from crashing the plane in the Saudi desert. Had the hijacking succeeded, the official said, Israelis might now be searching for their people in the Saudi desert. The incident involved a Flydubai flight en route to Israel being diverted to Saudi Arabia after the hijack code was activated, with security officials suspecting a terror act.
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