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Iran Claims Israel Plotting 'False Flag' Attack on Aircraft
Iran Accuses Israel of Plotting False Flag Attacks After Flydubai Incident
How 2 Israeli newsrooms (in Russian, Hebrew) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
By Томер Адони
What happened
Following an emergency landing of a Flydubai flight in Saudi Arabia, Iranian media accused Israel's Mossad of planning "false flag" attacks on regional aviation to blame Iran. Meanwhile, Israel is investigating the Flydubai incident, with initial reports pointing to an onboard assault by the co-pilot.
- 01Iran alleges Mossad plans false flag aviation attacks to blame Iran.
- 02Accusations follow Flydubai flight's emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
- 03The Flydubai flight experienced sudden altitude loss and used distress code 7500.
- 04Israel is investigating the incident, suspecting co-pilot involvement.
- 05Iranian intelligence claims to be working to prevent the alleged plot.
Summary translated & synthesized from the sources below by baba. Read each original for the full report.
The coverage
2 newsrooms on this story
How it broke
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