UAE Shared 182-Person FlyDubai Manifest With Israel Before Co-pilot's Attack
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Updated · KCRA Sacramento · Oct 4
UAE Shared 182-Person FlyDubai Manifest With Israel Before Co-pilot's Attack
3 articles · Updated · KCRA Sacramento · Oct 4
Summary
Regional officials said the UAE sent Israel the FlyDubai passenger and crew list — including pilots' names and nationalities — before Wednesday's attempted cockpit takeover, sharpening questions over how the attacker was missed.
The Omani co-pilot, already barred from flying by Oman over extremist views, allegedly attacked the captain with a crash ax and nearly brought down the Tel Aviv-bound plane before passengers helped subdue him.
Israeli agencies are now trading blame: Shin Bet said the Transportation Ministry vets foreign flight lists, while Transport Minister Miri Regev said her ministry received no list or warning.
Netanyahu ordered a review of foreign civil aviation security to Israel, while investigators also examine how an Omani citizen was allowed to crew the flight and whether he had links to Australia.