Flydubai flight: the UAE calls it a "terrorist act", the co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain with an axe
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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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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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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.
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LatviaRelies on a single source
the three articles reuse the same text attributed to the WAM agency and the Emirati prosecutor's office.