Israeli Reporter Slams Unexplained Security Failure on Flydubai Flight
Translated & summarized from Ice by baba
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- Reporter Yulan Cohen criticized the lack of official response to a security incident on a Flydubai flight.
- An Omani co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain in an attempt to crash the plane.
- Five Israeli passengers intervened, subdued the attacker, and regained control of the aircraft.
- Cohen called the security lapse an "indescribable failure."
Channel 12 News reporter Yulan Cohen has sharply criticized the lack of official response following a security incident on a Flydubai flight en route to Israel. The event involved an Omani co-pilot who allegedly attacked and stabbed the captain, Smit Machahar, in an apparent attempt to crash the plane. The captain managed to open the cockpit door from the inside, allowing five Israeli passengers, Talhi Mans, Yaniv Hayon, Zvika Mans, Assaf Rejwan, and Dr. Shota Musayev, to intervene. These passengers entered the cockpit, subdued the attacker, and regained control of the aircraft.
Cohen, who also uses social media to share her personal views on current events, posted on X (formerly Twitter) expressing her dismay. She highlighted that despite the heroic actions of the passengers, no official authority had yet addressed the security lapse that enabled the co-pilot's actions. "Until now, no official has stood before the camera and provided answers about the failure on the Flydubai flight. Alongside the passengers' bravery, there is an indescribable failure here," Cohen stated.
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