Middle East: Israel: Attempted attack on Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv
In the cockpit, one of the pilots stabs his colleague, according to Israeli information, and the plane goes into a nosedive. The fact that a catastrophe was prevented is also said to be thanks to passengers.
A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after a violent incident in the cockpit. Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz, believe it was an attempted terrorist attack. The incident involved a pilot being stabbed by his colleague, who was then subdued by passengers and crew. All passengers and crew were safely evacuated, with the injured pilot and first officer taken to hospital.
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