Omani Co-Pilot Tries to Down an Israel Flight. 174 People Live.
Send us Fan Mail On Wednesday, Flydubai flight FZ1073 left Dubai for Tel Aviv with about 174 people on board, most of them Israeli families. Two hours in, the Omani first officer attacked Captain Smit Machchhar in the cockpit and the Boeing 737 dropped roughly 14,000 to 17,000 feet in under two minutes. A hijack signal went out. Israeli fighters scrambled. The wounded captain still got the cockpit door open. Passengers, including Israeli plumber Yaniv Hayun, stormed in, subdued the attacker, and relief pilots landed the plane in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Everyone lived. Benjamin Netanyahu says the co-pilot underwent Islamist radical indoctrination, was suicidal, and very likely meant to down the plane. He has called it a prevented 9/11. No group has claimed it. An Iran link is not confirmed. The weapon is still unknown. Oman has no relations with Israel, and Netanyahu says this flight exposed a vetting loophole. The UAE is investigating whether it was terror, planning, or direction. Flydubai has suspended flights to Israel. Days before the October 7 anniversary, the threat did not come through the cabin door. It came with a pilot’s license. Tonight we walk the facts, the heroes, the open questions, and what this says about aviation security after the Abraham Accords. The Ryan Samuels Show, live Monday through Friday at 9pm EST. Uncle Ted says subscribe on Facebook! Support the show RyanFSamuels.com https://theryansamuelsshow.myshopify.com/ https://twitter.com/RyanFSamuels https://www.facebook.com/TheRyanSamuelsShow/ https://rumble.com/user/RyanFSamuels https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1ha_kVpgTc6K2cvbPVKGjQ
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