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Passengers Defeat a Would-Be Hijacker

First reported 30 Sept, 21:49 UTCUpdated 3d ago5 sources

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In the spirit of Flight 93, Israelis on the plane and their flydubai crew fought back.

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  1. The Wall Street JournalLean RightUSHigh factuality
    Passengers Defeat a Would-Be Hijacker (opens The Wall Street Journal in a new tab)

    In the spirit of Flight 93, Israelis on the plane and their flydubai crew fought back.

  2. The Daily WireRightUSMixed factuality
    Flydubai Terrorist Identified As Radical Muslim With Bizarre Practice In Front Of Women (opens The Daily Wire in a new tab)

    The Omani co-pilot terrorist accused of attempting to crash a Flydubai flight full of Israelis sat under radical Islamist teaching and was described by a colleague as a religious extremist who refused to shake hands with women. The co-pilot, who has not been named publicly, allegedly stabbed Indian Captain Smit…

  3. Hindustan TimesCenterINMostly factual
    flydubai co-pilot was ‘religious extremist’, ‘refused to shake hands with women’, says colleague (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)

    The report also said that the co-pilot had joined the airline eight months ago and was an Omani national.

  4. TownhallRightUSMixed factuality
    There Was a Big Clue That the Omani FlyDubai Hijacker Was a Religious Extremist (opens Townhall in a new tab)
  5. The Jerusalem PostLean RightILMostly factual
    Omani flydubai hijacker told passengers to kill him after he was restrained, Israelis tell PM (opens The Jerusalem Post in a new tab)

    The group added that, at the time, they were unsure whether any other members of the flight crew were in on the Omani attacker's plot to crash the plane.

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