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• Lucy Craymer
Investigators allege the co-pilot of a Flydubai flight stabbed the captain and intended to steer the aircraft toward Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. New Zealand police said he had completed part of his flight training there between November 2018 and May 2019 while on a student visa.
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Investigators allege the co-pilot of a Flydubai flight stabbed the captain and intended to steer the aircraft toward Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. New Zealand police said he had completed part of his flight training there between November 2018 and May 2019 while on a student visa.
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The co-pilot, an Omani national, allegedly stabbed the captain in an attempt to crash the aircraft, according to reporting citing Israeli officials familiar with the investigation. A preliminary probe reportedly found no indication he was linked to an organization or foreign government, pointing investigators toward a lone-actor explanation.
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Australian and Israeli authorities are examining the background of an Omani flydubai co-pilot accused by officials of trying to crash an aircraft. Sources said the co-pilot studied at a university in Melbourne and had embraced extremist Islamist views, prompting scrutiny of how those concerns were handled.
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