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THE REFRACT 2026RSSEVERY STORY HAS MANY SIDES

Flydubai flight: the UAE calls it a "terrorist act", the co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain with an axe

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FLYDUBAI FLIGHT: THE UAE CALLS IT A "TERRORIST ACT", THE CO-PILOT ALLEGEDLY ATTACKED THE CAPTAIN WITH AN AXE

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Flydubai flight: the UAE calls it a "terrorist act", the co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain with an axe

published on

October 4, 2026

17

countries

52

sources

62

articles

23/100

gap

More divergent than 7% of recent comparable stories (reference: 90 recent stories measured with the same method).

THE FACTS BY COUNTRY SIDE BY SIDEBLIND SPOTS

What the press did not cover

2omissions found

All these omissions share the same fate: covered by 3 countries or more.

VIEWPOINT:

Latvia1 omission

Covered by

4 of 17

questions about crew screening on the Israeli side

Nigeria1 omission

Covered by

4 of 17

co-pilot's removal by Oman and hiring control questions

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