Netanyahu: FlyDubai Hijacker Underwent Radicalization, Intended Mass Casualty Attack
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- Netanyahu: FlyDubai hijacker intended to crash plane after radicalization.
- Israeli intelligence joins investigation of detained FlyDubai co-pilot.
- Attacker was an Omani citizen, a co-pilot for FlyDubai.
- International investigation includes Saudi Arabia, Israel, US, UAE, Oman.
- Motives under review include terrorism and suspect's mental state.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the individual who attacked a FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Israel had undergone an "Islamist radicalization process" and intended to crash the plane with all passengers aboard. Netanyahu added that investigators are working to determine if the attacker acted under orders, warning that "those who directed him will pay a very high price."
Israeli intelligence officials are joining the investigation into the incident on FlyDubai flight FZ1073 and the interrogation of the co-pilot, who was detained in Saudi Arabia. The suspect, whose name has not been officially released, is an Omani citizen and a FlyDubai co-pilot. He was apprehended by Saudi authorities after the aircraft made an emergency landing in Tabuk.
According to Associated Press, citing sources familiar with the investigation, the probe involves Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Israel, the United States, and Oman. Various motives are being examined, including terrorism and the suspect's mental state.
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