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The Sun (US) reaches for "radical" where The Guardian UK stays flat.
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38 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
90/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
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SEE THE HEADLINES
The co-pilot on a Fly Dubai flight that nearly crashed last week attacked the captain with an axe in a 'terrorist' incident, according to United Arab Emirates officials.
CAIRO (AP) — The co-pilot accused of attacking the captain on an Israel-bound flight with an axe and trying to seize the controls was an Omani national who’d been barred from flying on his...
CAIRO (AP) — The co-pilot accused of attacking the captain on an Israel-bound flight with an axe and trying to seize the controls was an Omani national who’d been barred from flying on his...
Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national, is accused of attacking Captain Smit Machchhar on a Fly Dubai flight to Tel Aviv before trying to seize the controls
The violent midair assault on a Fly Dubai flight to Tel Aviv has deepened concerns about the safety of Israelis traveling abroad.
The co-pilot has been identified as Hamam al-Hammami, according to three people with knowledge of the situation, including a Gulf and Western diplomat
Emirati authorities have not publicly identified the co-pilot, but Israeli officials have previously said he is an Omani national.
The UAE's attorney general said the co-pilot of a flydubai flight to Israel had planned a "terrorist act" and used the cockpit's emergency axe to attack the captain, the official UAE news a...
The co-pilot accused of attacking the captain has been identified.
The flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv plunged approximately 13,000 feet in 30 seconds after the pilot lost control of the aircraft
The co-pilot attacked the pilot inside the cockpit with a crash axe and attempted to take control of the aircraft, the UAE prosecutor general said.
Hammam al-Hammami allegedly stabbed his captain on the flight deck, causing the plane to enter a sudden dive, had previously been flagged for holding radical views.
The co-pilot of the Fly Dubai plane who allegedly attacked its captain is an Omani national who was previously suspended by Oman Air as a security risk, sources say.
The co-pilot of the Fly Dubai plane who allegedly attacked its captain is an Omani national who was previously suspended by Oman Air as a security risk, sources say.
The co-pilot of the Fly Dubai plane who allegedly attacked its captain is an Omani national who was previously suspended by Oman Air as a security risk, sources say.
The co-pilot of the Fly Dubai plane who allegedly attacked its captain is an Omani national who was previously suspended by Oman Air as a security risk, sources say.
The co-pilot of the Fly Dubai plane who allegedly attacked its captain is an Omani national who was previously suspended by Oman Air as a security risk, sources say.
The co-pilot of the Fly Dubai plane who allegedly attacked its captain is an Omani national who was previously suspended by Oman Air as a security risk, sources say.
The co-pilot of the Fly Dubai plane who allegedly attacked its captain is an Omani national who was previously suspended by Oman Air as a security risk, sources say.
THE Fly Dubai pilot who allegedly stabbed his captain with an axe mid-air in an attempted terrorist attack has been named for the first time. The co-pilot has been identified as Omani natio...
THE Fly Dubai pilot who allegedly stabbed his captain with an axe mid-air in an attempted terrorist attack has been named for the first time. The co-pilot has been identified as Omani natio...
Investigators probing the near-catastrophic Dubai to Tel Aviv flight said the Fly Dubai co-pilot attempted “a terrorist operation” when he assaulted the captain, as more details emerge abou...
Attorney general says ‘terrorist attack’ was attempted by suspect who is said to have been barred from flying by Oman because of extremist views The co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073 used...
Investigators are examining how Omani national Hamam al-Hammami came to be flying for Fly Dubai after officials said he had previously been removed from flying.
The co-pilot was identified as Omani national Hammam al-Hammami.
A shocking incident occurred on a Fly Dubai flight to Tel Aviv when the co-pilot allegedly launched an attack on the captain with a crash axe, prompting an emergency landing. Passengers rep...
flydubai copilot attacked captain with cockpit crash axe in terrorist attack UAE
The hijacker of the Flydubai plane has been named for the first time. Hammam Al-Hammami, an Omani national, attempted to carry out a "terrorist" attack during the flight, according to repor...
UAE investigators have said the co-pilot of a flydubai flight to Israel this week was planning a "terrorist act" and used the cockpit's emergency axe to attack the captain, but they did not...
UAE prosecutor general says flydubai co-pilot 'attempted terrorist attack' The co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073 attempted to carry out a "terrorist" attack during the flight, the United A...
The UAE’s Federal Prosecutor Hamad Saif Al-Shamsi said investigations into Fly Dubai flight FZ1073 found that the co-pilot had attempted to carry out a terrorist attack. In a statement carr...
The co-pilot suspected in this week’s Fly Dubai attack has been identified as an Omani national. Meanwhile, a hospital in Gaza says Israeli strikes have killed five people. Here is the late...
The co-pilot suspected in this week’s Fly Dubai attack has been identified as an Omani national.
The flydubai co-pilot tried to carry out a terrorist attack during a Tel Aviv-bound flight that nearly crashed, the United Arab Emirates has said.
The Flydubai co-pilot who officials said nearly crashed a Tel Aviv-bound flight with 182 people aboard was barred from flying by his native Oman over concerns he had adopted extremist views...
The pilot was barred from flying by his native Oman over concerns he had adopted extremist views.
A dentist wrestled with a violent copilot aboard the Fly Dubai flight that faced near-disaster this week, while a plumber seized the controls of the plane as it plunged toward the desert.
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