New Zealand police review Flydubai co-pilot’s past flight training
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New Zealand police said Tuesday they were reviewing records and undertaking enquiries about the time a Flydubai co-pilot spent in New Zealand after he was accused of attacking the captain of a Dubai-to-Israel flight in an alleged attempt to crash the aircraft.
Assistant Commissioner Michael Johnson said immigration records showed the co-pilot arrived in New Zealand on Nov. 30, 2018, and left on May 23, 2019. He was in the country on a six-month student visa to complete part of his flight training for a UK-based company that no longer operates there, Johnson said in a statement reported by Reuters.
The United Arab Emirates prosecutor general has said the co-pilot attacked the captain of Flydubai flight FZ1073 with an emergency crash axe and described the incident as a “terrorist attack.”
Two sources cited in the CNA report identified the co-pilot as Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national. Israeli officials have said the suspect is from Oman but have not named him, while UAE authorities and Flydubai have not publicly disclosed his identity. Reuters said it could not independently reach the suspect, who is in UAE custody, for comment. An Australian counterterrorism unit is also investigating his links to Australia.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story can be made faithful by narrowing the New Zealand police review and removing an unsupported Times of Israel detail. - "New Zealand police said Tuesday they were reviewing records related to a Flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking the captain of a Dubai-to-Israel flight in an alleged attempt to crash the aircraft.": The source says police are reviewing records and undertaking enquiries about the time he spent in New Zealand, not broadly records related to the co-pilot. - "The Times of Israel reported that the captain said his co-pilot asked to pray before striking him from behind.": The provided Times of Israel source material includes only a title, not enough source text to support the specific phrasing attributed to the captain.
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New Zealand police review Flydubai co-pilot’s past flight training
New Zealand police said Tuesday they were reviewing records relatedand toundertaking enquiries about the time a Flydubai co-pilot spent in New Zealand after he was accused of attacking the captain of a Dubai-to-Israel flight in an alleged attempt to crash the aircraft.
Assistant Commissioner Michael Johnson said immigration records showed the co-pilot arrived in New Zealand on Nov. 30, 2018, and left on May 23, 2019. He was in the country on a six-month student visa to complete part of his flight training for a UK-based company that no longer operates there, Johnson said in a statement reported by Reuters.
The United Arab Emirates prosecutor general has said the co-pilot attacked the captain of Flydubai flight FZ1073 with an emergency crash axe and described the incident as a “terrorist attack.” The Times of Israel reported that the captain said his co-pilot asked to pray before striking him from behind.
Two sources cited in the CNA report identified the co-pilot as Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national. Israeli officials have said the suspect is from Oman but have not named him, while UAE authorities and Flydubai have not publicly disclosed his identity. Reuters said it could not independently reach the suspect, who is in UAE custody, for comment. An Australian counterterrorism unit is also investigating his links to Australia.
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