Flydubai flight: the co-pilot was targeting Ben Gurion airport's terminal, the UAE prosecutor says

Germany

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2 SOURCES

Recruitment gaps highlighted · 7 of 13 countries

Berlin has taken away from the Flydubai case a security flaw: a co-pilot who passed all checks was able to prepare a suicide attack, and Israel is already tightening the verification of foreign pilots.

Australia

4 SOURCES

Australian dimension and suspect's trajectory · 3 of 13 countries

Canberra is scrutinizing the Australian aspect of the case with concern: the alleged radicalization of the co-pilot in Melbourne in 2017, which is the subject of an anti-terrorist investigation.

Belgium

2 SOURCES

Recruitment gaps highlighted · 7 of 13 countries

Brussels is weighing the statements from the Emirati prosecutor's office: the Belgian press is relaying the theory of the suicide attack against Ben-Gourion, but stops at what the investigation still needs to verify, from the lone co-pilot to hiring controls.

Brazil

2 SOURCES

Recruitment gaps highlighted · 7 of 13 countries

Brasília takes away from the Flydubai affair the flaw in hiring checks: a pilot with papers in order, with no detected signs of extremism, could have deliberately crashed a plane into Ben-Gourion.

Colombia

2 SOURCES

Recruitment gaps highlighted · 7 of 13 countries

Bogotá relays the Emirati prosecutor's account as an investigation timeline: a 9/11-inspired attack plot, silent background checks on radicalization, and a statement that does not implicate the company.

Denmark

2 SOURCES

Recruitment gaps highlighted · 7 of 13 countries

Copenhagen is particularly focused on what the Emirati prosecutor says and doesn't say: a planned suicide attack on Ben-Gurion, a suspect who claims to have acted alone, and hiring checks that uncovered nothing.

France

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7 SOURCES

Recruitment gaps highlighted · 7 of 13 countries

Paris weighs the statement from the Emirati prosecutor's office: the French press relays the accusation of a suicide attack on Ben-Gourion, but stops at the "lone" suspect that the investigation still needs to verify.

India

2 SOURCES

Factual relay of the statement · 3 of 13 countries

New Delhi is holding onto the Emirati judicial file: the co-pilot's confessions, premeditation and inspiration from September 11, presented as preliminary conclusions from the prosecution.

Israel

2 SOURCES

Australian dimension and suspect's trajectory · 3 of 13 countries

Jerusalem has uncovered a plot to attack Ben-Gurion, with the Israeli press highlighting the targeted airport and the confessions of the co-pilot as reported by the Emirati prosecutor's office.

Norway

2 SOURCES

Recruitment gaps highlighted · 7 of 13 countries

Oslo relays the Emirati prosecutor's account as a chronology of confessions: a project inspired by September 11, reconnaissance flights, the thesis of a lone act.

Pakistan

2 SOURCES

Factual relay of the statement · 3 of 13 countries

Islamabad is focusing on the confessions and verifications of the Emirati prosecution: a co-pilot who claims to have acted alone, an investigation still searching for potential accomplices.

United Kingdom

2 SOURCES

Australian dimension and suspect's trajectory · 3 of 13 countries

London weighs the accusations from the Emirati prosecutor's office with cautious language: "allegedly" and "UAE says" frame the story of a co-pilot who allegedly wanted to crash his plane on Ben-Gourion.

Russia

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2 SOURCES

Factual relay of the statement · 3 of 13 countries

Moscow is relaying the version of the Emirati prosecution as closely as possible to the statement: a planned suicide attack on Ben-Gourion Airport, without its own investigation or political commentary.