A pro-Gaza MP has been accused of sharing a “distasteful” conspiracy theory over the attempted hijacking of a Flydubai flight bound for Israel. After sharing a link to a news article related to incident on Thursday, Ayoub Khan said he was “genuinely shocked as to the speed of this enquiry by the Israeli spokespeople”. The aircraft plunged from 33,000 feet to 17,000 feet in just a minute after one pilot allegedly stabbed his co-pilot then tried to hijack the plane.Labour peer Lord Austin slammed Mr Khan’s remarks, saying: “Ayoub Khan needs to apologise for this disgraceful comment which appears to endorse crazy conspiracy theories that the Flydubai terror attack was somehow a false flag by Israel. “This MP seems to be totally obsessed with the world’s only Jewish state.”Decent Brummies and the good people of Perry Barr deserve much better than this.”Ayoub Khan said he was ‘genuinely shocked as to the speed of this enquiry by the Israeli spokespeople’ | HOUSE OF COMMONSThe independent MP rejected the Labour peer’s call, saying: “Is this peer having a laugh? Please tell me he’s joking. Apologise?”He added: “My fellow colleague of the Commons, I wouldn’t believe a word from Netanyahu unless it came independently corroborated, double-checked and preferably notarised by the universe itself.”Other social media users implored Mr Khan to reveal who he believed was responsible for the alleged terror plot, to which he admitted: “I don’t know.””Any reasonable person would wait for the black box recording; testimony of those in the cockpit! not going to simply accept what the lying Bibi butcher of Gaza says,” he added.
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The aircraft plunged 16,000 feet in just a minute after one pilot allegedly stabbed his co-pilot then tried to hijack the plane | REUTERSTop secret service officials in Israel suspect the co-pilot stabbed the captain in a bid to crash the plane as part of an attempted terror attack.“This is thought to be a 9/11 scenario where the co-pilot kills the pilot and crashes the plane inside of Israel with all the passengers, mostly Israelis,” an insider told The Telegraph.Eyewitnesses have said the co-pilot launched such an attack, but passengers managed to overcome the attempt.The co-pilot – whose identity and motive remain unknown – has now been arrested in Saudi Arabia. Mr Khan was one of five Independent MPs elected in 2024, standing as a protest candidate towards Labour’s stance on the Israel | GETTYMr Khan was one of five Independent MPs elected in 2024 who stood for office campaigning against the conflict in Gaza.The MP for Birmingham Perry Barr was one of the leading voices in the push for Maccabi Tel Aviv fans to be banned from coming to the city to see their team take on Aston Villa in the Europa League. While serving as a Liberal Democrat councillor in 2023, he was ordered to undergo antisemitism training after posting videos questioning the extent of the brutality of Hamas’ October 7 terror attacks on Israel. However, he later posted a video in which he claimed: “At no stage have I considered my material on TikTok offensive, nor have I agreed with anyone that I would undergo a training course in antisemitism. There is simply no need.”Mr Khan also sparked anger last year after branding the grooming gangs scandal a “false right-wing narrative” during a Mirpur Airport Demand Grand Conference in Birmingham.