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The Chestnut Post Staff · October 2, 2026 at 4:30 AM EDT

Netanyahu says Flydubai pilot intended to bring down plane

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the pilot who attempted to seize control of a Flydubai aircraft clearly intended to bring it down, according to BBC News.

Netanyahu also attributed the attacker's actions to radical Islamist indoctrination.

Originally reported by BBC News. Read the full story at BBC News

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