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Israel to ramp up pilot checks after flydubai scare

By Alexander Cornwell and Joanna Plucinska JERUSALEM, Sept 30 (Reuters). Israel is set to ramp up security checks on pilots flying into the country, a spokesperson for the prime minister's office said, after it said a co-pilot on a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv had stabbed the pilot and attempted to crash the plane.

Israel to ramp up pilot checks after flydubai scare

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By Alexander Cornwell and Joanna Plucinska JERUSALEM, Sept 30 (Reuters).

Israel is set to ramp up security checks on pilots flying into the country, a spokesperson for the prime minister's office said, after it said a co-pilot on a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv had stabbed the...

By Alexander Cornwell and Joanna Plucinska JERUSALEM, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Israel is set to ramp up security checks on pilots flying into the country, a spokesperson for the prime minister's office said,...

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By Alexander Cornwell and Joanna Plucinska JERUSALEM, Sept 30 (Reuters). Israel is set to ramp up security checks on pilots flying into the country, a spokesperson for the prime minister's office said, after it said a co-pilot on a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv had stabbed the pilot and attempted to crash the plane.

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By Alexander Cornwell and Joanna Plucinska JERUSALEM, Sept 30 (Reuters). Israel is set to ramp up security checks on pilots flying into the country, a spokesperson for the prime minister's office said, after it said a co-pilot on a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv had stabbed the pilot and attempted to crash the plane.

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