Flydubai flight: the UAE calls it a "terrorist act", the co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain with an axe
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More divergent than 7% of recent comparable stories (reference: 90 recent stories measured with the same method).
the same fact, two accounts
this subject is more divergent than 7% of recent comparable stories
CanadaOttawa is first examining the security breaches: the recruitment of the copilot at Flydubai and Israeli screening, based on AP and Reuters reports.
What each one tells
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LatviaRiga is relaying the official Emirati account, presenting it as an attempted act of terrorism in the cockpit, without any local follow-up or analysis of security procedures.
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Editorial
the Toronto Sun's account prioritizes anti-Semitic reactions over the investigation.
Relies on anonymous sources
the identity of the co-pilot is based on three unnamed individuals, without official confirmation.
Detail discrepancy
the Toronto Sun's account mentions a knife where the Emirati prosecution cites the emergency axe.
What the account puts first
LatviaRelies on a single source
the three articles reuse the same text attributed to the WAM agency and the Emirati prosecutor's office.