Flydubai Dubai-Tel Aviv flight: a pilot stabs his captain and the plane makes an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia
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More divergent than 13% of recent comparable stories (reference: 87 recent stories measured with the same method).
the same fact, two accounts
this subject is more divergent than 13% of recent comparable stories
BelgiumBrussels is weighing conflicting accounts: the Belgian press reports the Israeli thesis of an attempted attack in the cockpit while emphasizing that uncertainty remains about what happened on board.
What each one tells
opposition
AustraliaCanberra is primarily focusing on the account of the passengers and the Indian commander: the Australian press is portraying the people on board as heroes of a narrowly avoided flight.
- Belgium
Based on Israeli sources
the account of the facts relies primarily on Israeli media and Israeli passengers.
Diverging dates
one article states "Friday" while the flight took place on Wednesday, September 30.
What the account puts first
AustraliaHeroic
the account of passenger Hayoun is front and center, with the threat of a mass killing.
Omission of Emirati and Saudi authorities
their version of events is absent from the account.
- Belgium
this perspective does not carry this information
What it leans on
Australia onlyAustraliaReliance on Israeli sources
the thesis of the attack is based on unnamed Israeli officials.