Netanyahu: FlyDubai flight pilot subjected to radical Islamization

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the pilot of the FlyDubai flight was subjected to radical Islamization and his goal was to crash the plane along with its passengers.

Israeli authorities are investigating whether the pilot was sent by someone, and whoever sent him will pay a heavy price.

TEL AVIV, Oct 2 - RIA Novosti. Israel is looking into who could have been the handler of the pilot who underwent radical Islamization and organized the attack on board a FlyDubai flight, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

"As time goes on, the picture becomes clearer: the attacker was radicalized by Islamization, and his goal was to crash the plane along with the passengers. We are investigating whether he was sent by (someone - ed.), and whoever sent him will pay a very high price," Netanyahu said in a short video message.

Earlier on Friday, UAE Presidential Adviser Anwar Gargash called the incident on the FlyDubai flight a “dangerous terrorist attack.”