Trump suggests Iran behind attempted hijacking
Description: President Trump suggested Thursday that Iran may have been behind the attempted hijacking of an Israel-bound plane on Wednesday.
"We're working on it right now. They're being very open with us," he told reporters when asked if he had been briefed on any potential links to Iran. "I would say the answer, based on what I'm hearing, is yes. But we're working on it right now."
On Wednesday, the co-pilot of a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv allegedly stabbed the flight captain and attempted to crash the aircraft, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The captain was able to unlock the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower the co-pilot. Two off-duty pilots who were on the flight were then able to stabilize the plane after it dropped more than 17,000 feet and make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. No passengers were seriously injured during the incident.
When asked if the co-pilot could have been working for or radicalized by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), President Trump said, "Could've been, yeah."
The president said Iran would face retaliation if the country was proven to be behind the attack.
"They'll be hit, very hard, don't worry," he said.
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"We're working on it right now. They're being very open with us," he told reporters when asked if he had been briefed on any potential links to Iran. "I would say the answer, based on what I'm hearing, is yes. But we're working on it right now."
On Wednesday, the co-pilot of a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv allegedly stabbed the flight captain and attempted to crash the aircraft, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The captain was able to unlock the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower the co-pilot. Two off-duty pilots who were on the flight were then able to stabilize the plane after it dropped more than 17,000 feet and make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. No passengers were seriously injured during the incident.
When asked if the co-pilot could have been working for or radicalized by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), President Trump said, "Could've been, yeah."
The president said Iran would face retaliation if the country was proven to be behind the attack.
"They'll be hit, very hard, don't worry," he said.
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