Plane crash lands as co-pilot stabs pilot during flight
The co-pilot of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv tried to crash the plane after stabbing the pilot, but passengers then held him down while other pilots landed the plane safely in Saudi Arabia. The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disclosed this in a video statement released by his office. Describing the Wednesday event as “a […] Plane crash lands as co-pilot stabs pilot during flight
A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv encountered a shocking security incident on Wednesday when the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the pilot mid-air. The incident prompted passengers and crew members to intervene, successfully restraining the co-pilot before the plane could crash. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the event as "a highly severe security incident" in a video statement.
The assailant, an Israeli official identified as an Omani national, was arrested upon landing. Passengers reportedly broke into the cockpit after the aircraft experienced a tailspin and began to dive. An Israeli official told Reuters that the plane transmitted emergency signals and that the data showed a rapid descent of nearly 14,000 feet in under 30 seconds.
Saudi authorities will now interrogate the co-pilot. Netanyahu emphasized that passengers and crew members had prevented a potential disaster.
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