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Trump Calls Flydubai Co-Pilot ‘Terrorist’ After Pilot Stabbing
A pilot on a plane traveling toward Israel was allegedly stabbed by the co-pilot.
The flight was identified as a flydubai plane.
The headline names the pilot as Captain Smit Machchhar.
US President Donald Trump discussed the incident with Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu.
Trump said the co-pilot could have been a terrorist.
He also said the person could instead have been mentally unstable.
Trump said officials did not yet know why the alleged attack happened.
The report does not provide further details about injuries or arrests.
Donald Trump said the co-pilot of an Israel-bound flight allegedly stabbed the pilot.
Trump said he spoke at length with Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu about the incident.
The flight was identified in the headline as a flydubai plane.
Trump said the co-pilot might have been a terrorist or mentally unstable person.
He said the motive behind the alleged attack remained unclear.
- Who
- The co-pilot allegedly attacked the pilot, identified in the headline as Captain Smit Machchhar; Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the incident.
- What
- The pilot of an Israel-bound flydubai flight was allegedly stabbed by the co-pilot.
- Where
- The alleged incident occurred aboard an Israel-bound flight; the precise location was not stated.
- When
- The conversation between Trump and Netanyahu took place Wednesday.
- Why
- The motive remained unclear.
Key facts
- Flight operator
- flydubai
- Flight destination
- Israel
- Alleged attacker
- The co-pilot
- Alleged victim
- The pilot, identified in the headline as Captain Smit Machchhar
- Trump’s description
- He said the co-pilot might have been a terrorist or a mentally unstable person.
- Motive
- Unclear
- Diplomatic discussion
- Trump said he spoke at length with Benjamin Netanyahu.
Quotes
Donald Trump
US President who described his conversation with Netanyahu and the reported aircraft incident
“I did speak to Bibi Netanyahu at length about this event, and it seems as though the co-pilot was perhaps a terrorist or perhaps a whack-job, and he stabbed the pilot.”
NDTV
Sources
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