Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said the pilot who tried to take over a Flydubai plane had undergone “Islamist radical indoctrination” and clearly intended to “down the plane”.
Netanyahu described the incident as an attempted takeover of the aircraft. His comments identified the pilot as the attacker and attributed the attempted action to what he called Islamist radical indoctrination.
The prime minister said the pilot’s intention was not merely to disrupt the flight but to bring the plane down. The statement did not provide further details about the attempted takeover or explain how the pilot allegedly acted during the flight.
The available information does not include additional details about the aircraft, the circumstances of the incident, or whether anyone was injured. It also does not include a response from Flydubai or the pilot.
At this time, the known information consists of Netanyahu’s account that the pilot attempted to take over the Flydubai plane and intended to down it, along with his characterization of the pilot’s motives as linked to Islamist radical indoctrination.
