Iran has rejected as a “false flag” any attempts to link it to the flydubai incident wherein a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv underwent an alleged hijacking attempt. Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said such allegations were based on “fabricated evidence”, Tasnim news agency reported.
The remarks come even as multiple countries are probing the background of the flydubai co-pilot, who attacked the pilot-in-command with a crash axe and allegedly attempted to crash flight FZ1073 on Wednesday (September 30).
What was Iran's response to allegations linking it to the flydubai incident?
What details are known about flydubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami's background?
How did the co-pilot attempt to take control of the flydubai flight?
The Omani co-pilot, identified by multiple media outlets as Hamam al-Hammami, attacked pilot-in-command Smit Machchhar mid-flight. However, Machchhar was able to open the cockpit door even as the flight plunged about 14,000 feet, and allow passengers to enter and restrain al-Hammami. A second set of pilots who were on the flight then took control, and landed the plane safely in Saudi Arabia's Tabuk.
Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei dismissed any Iran links to the incident as “false flag”. He was responding to claims linking Iran to flydubai...
Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party, has faced renewed scrutiny after claiming there are “definitely examples” of the Israeli government using “false flags”, as divisions over Israel and Zion...