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
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.
What each one tells
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AustraliaCanberra is examining the national aspect of the case: a Victorian anti-terrorism team is investigating whether the Omani co-pilot of the Flydubai flight was radicalized during his studies in Australia.
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the three articles reuse the same text attributed to the WAM agency and the Emirati prosecutor's office.
What the account puts first
AustraliaNational
the narrative highlights the copilot's ties to Australia.
- Latvia
this perspective does not carry this information
What it leans on
Australia onlyAustraliaReliance on anonymous sources
the copilot's identity is based on unnamed witnesses.