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UAE shared crew and passenger lists with Israel before FlyDubai flight, officials say
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Regional officials said the United Arab Emirates shared a list of passengers and crew, including their nationalities, with Israel ahead of the FlyDubai flight on which a co-pilot tried to seize control and crash the Israel-bound aircraft on Wednesday. Officials said the Omani co-pilot had been barred from flying by his own country over concerns about extremist views, and it remains unclear how he was allowed to fly a planeload of Israelis to Tel Aviv. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed the head of the National Security Council to appoint an examiner to review “all security aspects regarding foreign civil aviation to Israel.”
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Authorities in the United Arab Emirates shared a list of passengers and crew, including their nationalities, with Israel ahead of the FlyDubai flight on which a pilot tried to seize control of the Israel-bound aircraft, regional officials said Sunday. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the probe, said Israel had not raised red flags on any passenger or member of the crew. The sharing raised new questions over how the attacker evaded detection. [ 1 , 3 ]
The UAE, which is leading the investigation, said the co-pilot attacked the flight’s captain with the cockpit’s crash ax and tried to take control of the plummeting plane in a “terrorist attack” on Wednesday. His actions nearly crashed the flight with 182 people on board before the Indian captain managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers and others to rush in and subdue the attacker. [ 1 , 3 ]
Officials have already said the co-pilot was an Omani national who had been barred from flying on his country’s airline because of concerns about extremist views, according to the reports. It also remains unclear how a citizen of Oman, an Arab country that has no diplomatic relations with Israel, was allowed to fly a planeload of Israelis to Tel Aviv. [ 1 , 3 ]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later told the head of the National Security Council to appoint an examiner to review “all security aspects regarding foreign civil aviation to Israel,” the reports said. The Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic security agency, said the Transportation Ministry is responsible for vetting passenger lists from foreign flights, while Transportation Minister Miri Regev said on X that security agencies are responsible. [ 1 , 3 ]
A photo caption distributed with the AP report said Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visited injured Indian FlyDubai Capt. Smit Machchhar at a hospital in Abu Dhabi on Friday, Oct. 2. In a headline dated Oct. 6, CNN reported that the UAE and Israel were showing signs of cooperation after the attempted FlyDubai hijacking; the document carried no article text. [ 1 , 4 ]
Por qué importa
The documents describe the incident as a “terrorist attack” that nearly downed a flight carrying 182 people, and they say preliminary details point to major security lapses in how crew and passengers on foreign flights to Israel were vetted. The UAE, which is leading the investigation, passing crew details to Israel also suggests cooperation between the two countries, which CNN described as showing signs of cooperation after the attempted hijacking.
Datos clave
- The UAE, which is leading the investigation, said the co-pilot attacked the flight’s captain with the cockpit’s crash ax and tried to take control of the plane in a “terrorist attack” on Wednesday. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The flight was carrying 182 people before the Indian captain opened the cockpit door and passengers and others rushed in and subdued the attacker, according to the UAE account. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Officials said the co-pilot was an Omani national who had been barred from flying by his own country’s airline because of concerns about extremist views. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Regional officials said Emirati authorities shared information about the passengers and crew, including their nationalities, and that Israel had not raised red flags on any passenger or crew member. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Netanyahu told the head of the National Security Council to appoint an examiner to review “all security aspects regarding foreign civil aviation to Israel.” [ 1 , 3 ]
- The Shin Bet said Israel’s Transportation Ministry is responsible for vetting passenger lists from foreign flights, while Transportation Minister Miri Regev said on X that security agencies are responsible, according to the report. [ 3 ]
- A photo caption distributed with the AP report said Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visited injured Indian FlyDubai Capt. Smit Machchhar at a hospital in Abu Dhabi on Friday, Oct. 2. [ 1 ]
Confirmado por varias fuentes
- Emirati authorities shared information about the flight’s passengers and crew, including their nationalities, with Israel ahead of the flight, regional officials said; Israel had not raised red flags on any passenger or crew member. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The UAE said the co-pilot attacked the captain with the cockpit’s crash ax and tried to take control of the plane in a “terrorist attack” on Wednesday. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The aircraft was carrying 182 people, and the captain opened the cockpit door so that passengers and others could subdue the attacker. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed the head of the National Security Council to appoint an examiner to review “all security aspects regarding foreign civil aviation to Israel.” [ 1 , 3 ]
- Officials said the co-pilot was an Omani national barred from flying by his own country over concerns about extremist views. [ 1 , 3 ]
Aún sin aclarar
- How a citizen of Oman, an Arab country with no diplomatic relations with Israel, was allowed to fly a planeload of Israelis to Tel Aviv. Both documents that carry the report state this remains unclear, and neither outlet resolves it.
- Whether Israeli authorities vetted the crew and passenger list before the flight. The account that Israel had not raised red flags comes from regional officials speaking on condition of anonymity, and no Israeli confirmation is given.
- What the reported UAE-Israel cooperation after the attempted hijacking consists of. CNN’s headline says the two countries showed signs of cooperation, but the document carries no article text or detail.
- The motive for the attack and the full findings of the investigation. Both documents say the investigation is underway and describe the details as preliminary; a PBS segment title refers to investigators searching for a motive.
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- AP reports that Emirati authorities shared passenger and crew information, including nationalities, with Israel ahead of the FlyDubai flight, citing regional officials. [ 1 ]
- AP publishes a Spanish-language report on the same subject. [ 2 ]
- PBS NewsHour carries the AP report, including the Shin Bet statement and Transportation Minister Miri Regev’s comments on X. [ 3 ]
- CNN reports, in a headline dated Oct. 6, that the UAE and Israel are showing signs of cooperation after the attempted FlyDubai hijacking. [ 4 ]