Flydubai attacker had planned 9/11-style attack, source tells NBC News
The pilot who tried to bring down an Israel-bound flight had been planning a 9/11-style attack by crashing into the country’s main airport in Tel Aviv, a Middle Eastern official has told NBC News. Identified by NBC News as Hamman al Hamami , the pilot told investigators on Monday that he wanted to evade Israel’s defenses and crash into the Ben Gurion Airport or another building, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. An Omani ci
Covered mainly by the Western sphere (100%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.
Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.
- Confirmed by 4 outlets in 2 countries.
- Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.
- Propagation: first reported by nbcsandiego.com (United States), . 4 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.
Headline clash across the four spheres
- Flydubai attacker had planned 9/11-style attack, source tells NBC Newsnbcsandiego.com · United States
- Flydubai attacker had planned 9/11-style attack, source tells NBC Newsnbcbayarea.com · United States
No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.
No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.
No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.
Coverage analysis
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Event sources
- Flydubai attacker had planned 9/11-style attack, source tells NBC Newsnbcsandiego.comUnknownUnited States → IsraelEnglish
- Flydubai attacker had planned 9/11-style attack, source tells NBC Newsnbcbayarea.comUnknownUnited States → IsraelEnglish
- Flydubai attacker had planned 9/11-style attack, source tells NBC Newsnbclosangeles.comUnknownUnited Kingdom → IsraelEnglish
- Flydubai attacker had planned 9/11-style attack, source tells NBC Newsnbcchicago.comUnknownUnited Kingdom → IsraelEnglish