Flydubai Hijack: Israel Envoy Says Attack Appeared Planned, Probe Into Possible Links Continues

The brief

Speaking to NDTV, Israeli Ambassador to the UAE Yossi Shelley described the Flydubai FZ1073 incident as a terror attack and said the investigation is continuing to determine whether the attacker had links to an organised group. Yossi Shelley said the reported use of prayer before the cockpit attack and the axe assault on Captain Smit Machchhar indicated a planned act rather than an individual losing control. He prais…