Flydubai flight: the UAE calls it a "terrorist act", the co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain with an axe
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ItalyRome takes away from the Flydubai affair the threat posed by a radicalized pilot: digital traces, emergency axe, and cockpit vulnerability dominate Italian coverage.
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MalaysiaKuala Lumpur is relaying the "terrorist act" qualification made by the Emirati prosecutor's office, sticking to the investigation facts and noting that the motive remains unknown.
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through digital traces
the narrative highlights the "terrorist matrix" videos although their author has not been established.
Relying on a single official source
the "terrorist act" qualification is based on the statement by the Emirati prosecutor relayed by Wam.
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MalaysiaRelies on the state agency
the terrorist qualification is presented as transmitted by WAM, without an independent second look.
Omission of the motive
the account stops at the qualification and does not propose any hypothesis on the motivations.