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4 outlets · filed 30 September 2026

Co-pilot who tried to crash FlyDubai jet was ‘radicalized,’ Israel says

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Authorities were trying to determine how an Omani co-pilot nearly crashed a Tel Aviv-bound jet. An Israel official said the co-pilot had “the motive to kill Jews."

What the coverage shows

All outlets converge on the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv being diverted to Saudi Arabia and landing safely, with several saying the emergency signal briefly raised fears of hijacking. The main differences are in attribution and tone: Reuters and CNN explicitly say the cause was a fight or violent incident between the pilots, while Sky News and France 24 use “brawl,” NBC News says “bloody altercation,” and Al Jazeera is the most restrained, referring only to an “incident” or “emergency alert.” Washington Post and CBS News alone foreground the scramble of Israeli war planes or jets.

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