Trump suggests Iran link in alleged FlyDubai cockpit attack
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President Trump said Thursday that a FlyDubai co-pilot accused of trying to crash a passenger jet may be linked to Iran, while acknowledging that the incident remains under investigation.
Asked whether the co-pilot had Iranian ties, Trump said the answer was likely yes “based on what I’m hearing,” but offered no evidence or further details. He also said the United States would retaliate strongly if Iran were found responsible.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took a more cautious position, telling CBS News it was “too early to say” whether Iran was involved. He said the co-pilot’s motive remained unknown and described the incident as appearing more like a suicide attempt than a hijacking. Netanyahu separately told Fox News that Israel knew the co-pilot had undergone “Islamist radical indoctrination.”
According to CBS News, the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain and attempted to crash the Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight during its approach. The captain escaped the cockpit, passengers subdued the co-pilot, and off-duty pilots made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Netanyahu said Saudi authorities were interrogating the suspect.
The co-pilot has not been publicly identified. An Omani official told CBS News that he was born in Oman and holds Omani citizenship, though Oman’s government has not publicly confirmed that account.
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