United Arab Emirates opens investigation after incident on Flydubai Dubai-Tel Aviv flight
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the co-pilot of stabbing the captain in an attempt to cause a crash.
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The United Arab Emirates announced the opening of an investigation the day after an incident occurred on a Flydubai flight linking Dubai to Tel Aviv, which had to be diverted.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the aircraft's co-pilot of stabbing the captain, Indian pilot Smit Machchhar, in an attempt to cause the plane to crash.
Emirati authorities have not yet publicly detailed the precise circumstances of the incident nor the judicial follow-up being considered at this stage.
The opening of this investigation comes in the context of an international flight between two major Middle Eastern airports, and details on the captain's health condition as well as the fate of the accused co-pilot remain pending.
Sources
- Au lendemain de l’incident sur un vol Flydubai entre Dubaï et Tel-Aviv, les Emirats arabes unis ouvrent une enquête — Le Monde — Une
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