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Mossad Chief Reportedly Orders Inquiry Into Possible Network Behind Flydubai Co-pilot

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Mossad chief Roman Gofman has ordered a detailed inquiry into the Flydubai co-pilot's background and whether a network or outside direction lay behind his actions, according to a security source. The report also describes an examination of similar threats from other countries and the broader risk of aviation terrorism. Investigators have not established that the co-pilot acted as part of a network or under outside direction. The inquiry follows the September 30 diversion of a Dubai-to-Ben Gurion flight to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.

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