UAE authorities declared the attack on the captain of Flydubai…

UAE authorities declared the attack on the captain of Flydubai flight by the second pilot an attempted terrorist act. UAE Prosecutor General Hamad Saif al-Shamsi stated that an attempt to hijack the Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was made with the aim of carrying out a terrorist act, according to Wam.

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OAE Prosecutor General officially classified the attack aboard the FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv as planning... — Радио Свобода
CNN: The second pilot who attacked the Flydubai captain acted alone — Коммерсантъ
OAE Prosecutor General called incident on Flydubai flight an attempt at terrorism — Вечерняя Москва
UAE authorities declared attempt at hijacking of second pilot on Flydubai captain — The Moscow Times
OAE Prosecutor General called incident on Flydubai aircraft a terrorist attack — РИАМО
OAE Prosecutor General officially classified attack aboard FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv as planning... — Радио Свобода
OAE Prosecutor General called the incident on board Flydubai aircraft a terrorist attack — Коммерсантъ
OAE Prosecutor General stated that there was an attempt at terrorism on board Flydubai — Ведомости
OAE Prosecutor General called the incident on board Flydubai a terrorist attack — Вести
Investigative group in UAE examines attempted terrorist attack as one of the causes of incident on board Flyd... — ТАСС (Telegram)
Incident on board Flydubai plane could have been a terrorist attack — Вести
Investigative group created in UAE to investigate Flydubai incident — Вести
Investigative group formed in UAE to probe Flydubai plane incident, WAM reports. — ТАСС (Telegram)
UAE authorities began investigating incident on Flydubai flight — Вести

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