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Netanyahu: No Specific Warning on Plane Attack; Danon Points to Radical Individual

The prime minister clarified that there was no advance intelligence on the flydubai attack attempt, while Israel's UN ambassador said there is no confirmed link yet to a terror state.


Benjamin Netanyahu, 1996
Benjamin Netanyahu, 1996 · Photo: Government Press Office of Israel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clarified that there was no specific intelligence warning regarding the attempted attack on the aircraft, Makor Rishon reported. His remarks come amid ongoing inquiries into the circumstances of the incident aboard the flydubai flight.

Meanwhile, Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon addressed the incident in an interview with Fox News, as reported by The Guardian. Danon stated that Israel has no doubt the incident was a terror attack by a radical individual intended to bring the plane down, but added that it cannot yet be tied to a specific sponsor state or terror group.

Further details regarding the investigation's findings have not yet been released.

Sources: מקור ראשון, Guardian World

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