UAE Prosecutors Investigate Potential Terror Attack on FlyDubai Flight to Tel Aviv

The Public Prosecution of the United Arab Emirates has launched an investigation into an incident on September 30 aboard a FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, which made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. This was announced in an official statement by the UAE Public Prosecution and the General Civil Aviation Authority. The investigation aims to determine the circumstances and motives behind the event, specifically whether it was related to terrorism, planned in advance, and involved others.

UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif Al-Shamsi urged the public to avoid speculation and the spread of unverified information while the investigation is ongoing, stating that official sources will provide updates based on established facts. This marks the first time UAE authorities have officially acknowledged the possibility of a terrorist act on board an aircraft. Previously, reports indicated a confrontation between pilots, with the crew managing to regain control and land the plane in Saudi Arabia.

Israel has classified the incident as an attempted terror attack. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the co-pilot, an Omani national, is currently being interrogated by Saudi authorities, and he expects the co-pilot to be transferred to the UAE soon. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has instructed its diplomatic missions, characterizing the event as an attempted terrorist attack against Israelis, the UAE, and the Abraham Accords.

Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, asserted that Israel considers the incident a terror attack by a radical individual but does not currently link it to any state or terrorist organization. A passenger on the FlyDubai flight described the event as a struggle for life, with the crew fighting to regain control.