FlyDubai Hijack Attempt Triggers Reviews as Expert Warns 9/11 Could Be Dwarfed
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 11
FlyDubai Hijack Attempt Triggers Reviews as Expert Warns 9/11 Could Be Dwarfed
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 11
Summary
U.S. and Israeli officials are reviewing aviation security after a FlyDubai co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain and tried to hijack a flight carrying more than 170 passengers and crew, most of them Israelis.
Bryan Stern, a 9/11 first responder and Grey Bull Rescue CEO, said the case exposes outdated Western counterterrorism assumptions against increasingly sophisticated adversaries who understand U.S. systems better than the U.S. understands them.
UAE investigators have labeled the incident an attempted terror attack, while Australian counterterrorism authorities are examining the co-pilot’s links to Australia.
The case follows a UAE account that the co-pilot had confessed to a 9/11-style plan targeting Ben-Gurion Airport, reinforcing fears that future attacks could exceed the scale of 9/11.