Flydubai flight: the co-pilot was targeting Ben Gurion airport's terminal, the UAE prosecutor says
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PakistanIslamabad 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.
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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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Based on official sources
the account relies on the Emirati state agency WAM and the prosecution.
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the article quotes the prosecution's version without any external voice outside the Emirates.
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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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16,000 feet in 30 seconds
Loss of altitude of the flight in 30 seconds
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different figuresapproximately 4,300 metres in 30 seconds