Netanyahu says Flydubai flight attacker 'underwent Islamist radical indoctrination'
Israel's prime minister says the pilot who tried to take over the Flydubai plane clearly intended to "down the plane".
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Netanyahu says Flydubai flight attacker 'underwent Islamist radical indoctrination'
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