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Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe, UAE official says
The co-pilot who attempted to take control of a Flydubai plane travelling to Israel attacked the pilot with a crash axe, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general has said.
Event date
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Coverage
4 outlets · 4 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
United Kingdom, Ghana, Kenya
English
Countries concerned
United Arab Emirates, Israel, Saudi Arabia
Politics · intensity 2.3 · tone -1.00
In 5 seconds
Covered mainly by the Western sphere (50%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world.
Western 50%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 50%
Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.
In 30 seconds
- Confirmed by 2 outlets in 2 countries.
- Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world.
- Propagation: first reported by BBC Radio (United Kingdom), . 2 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.
Headline clash across the four spheres
Western
- Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe, UAE official saysBBC Radio · United Kingdom
Sino-Russian & BRICS
No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.
Arab-Muslim world
No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.
Global South
- Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe, UAE official saysMyJoyOnline · Ghana
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Event sources
- Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe, UAE official saysBBC RadioRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → United Arab EmiratesEnglish
- Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe, UAE official saysMyJoyOnlineGhanaGhana → Saudi ArabiaEnglish