Flydubai flight: the co-pilot was targeting Ben Gurion airport's terminal, the UAE prosecutor says
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ColombiaBogotá 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.
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GermanyBerlin 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.
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of the investigation
the article highlights the company's lack of involvement in the prosecutor's statement, and leaves out of focus questions about hiring controls.
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the account relies on the statement from the Emirati prosecutor's office and the official WAM agency, with no independent counter-source.
What the account puts first
GermanySecurity
the story highlights the recruitment checks that passed without raising any alerts.
Based on a single source
the story of the co-pilot's intentions relies on the communication from the Emirati prosecutor's office relayed by WAM.
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4,900 metres in 30 seconds
Loss of altitude of the flight in 30 seconds
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different figuresapproximately 4,300 metres in 30 seconds