Clash between Irish delegation and Israeli journalists before Nations League game
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The Irish national team is preparing for a Nations League game against Israel. Emirati authorities are classifying an incident on a Flydubai flight as an act of terrorism.
A press conference by the Irish national football team before the Nations League game against Israel was canceled on Saturday after an argument with Israeli journalists. Coach Heimir Hallgrímsson answered questions when journalists spoke about a suspected attack on a Flydubai flight on Wednesday.
A journalist asked Hallgrímsson to comment on the incident in which the co-pilot of a plane with more than 170 people on board attacked the pilot with an ax. Emirati authorities classified the incident as an act of terrorism. Passengers and crew members overpowered the attacker and the plane was then safely landed in Saudi Arabia.
The Irish press officer dismissed questions about the Irish team's political views as inadmissible. Subsequently, another Israeli journalist accused Irish players of racially abusing Israeli players during the game. An Irish official contradicted this and called the claim untrue. When the microphone was taken away from the journalist, he protested. The Irish delegation then ended the press conference.
The Irish Football Association FAI had previously rejected the allegations.

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