UAE diplomacy advisor Gargash labels flydubai hijacking attempt terrorist attack
UAE official Anwar Gargash condemned an attempted hijacking of a flydubai flight as a terrorist act, praising the pilot for his intervention. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the hijacker was radicalized and vowed to hold those responsible for the plot accountable.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the persistent threat of Islamist radicalization in aviation security and the potential for large-scale disasters.
The United Arab Emirate's president's diplomatic advisor, Anwar Gargash, said on Friday that the recent attempted hijacking of a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv was a "dangerous terrorist act."Gargash said this while praising the Indian pilot of the flight, Capt. Smit Machchhar, who fought back against his Omani co-pilot and helped allow passengers into the cockpit and rescue the plane."He embodied the meaning of courage and responsibility in the face of a dangerous terrorist act and a potential disaster," Gargash wrote in a post on X/Twitter.يستحق الطيار الهندي في "فلاي دبي" سميت ماتشهار كل التقدير، فقد جسّد في مواجهة عمل ارهابي خطير وكارثة محتملة معنى الشجاعة والمسؤولية. مهنيته وحسّه الأخلاقي في أحلك الظروف يجعلان منه بطلاً حقيقياً. بعيدا عن الاختزال السهل لما جرى أو تبني وترويج نظريات المؤامرة، تبقى اليقظة…— د.
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