Netanyahu: Pilot stabbed colleague and tried to crash Flydubai plane — Saudi Arabia detained perpetrator
The Israeli prime minister said the plane sent emergency signals, including a hijack code, triggering a security alert and the scrambling of two fighter jets to escort it.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said one of the pilots on a Flydubai flight stabbed the other pilot and attempted to crash the aircraft, adding that Saudi authorities managed to apprehend the perpetrator.
According to available information, the plane had sent emergency signals, including a code typically used in hijacking situations, prompting a security alert in Israel and the scrambling of two fighter jets to escort the aircraft.
Full details of the incident have not yet emerged, including the motives of the pilot involved or the measures taken by the flight crew and Saudi authorities to bring the situation under control.
Netanyahu's remarks come as Israel closely monitors any security incidents involving flights in the region, given the heightened security sensitivity surrounding air travel in the Middle East.
Flydubai and Saudi authorities have not yet issued a detailed official statement on the incident.
Sources
- نتنياهو: طيار في رحلة "فلاي دبي" طعن الطيار الآخر وحاول إسقاط الطائرة والسعودية "أوقفت منفذ العملية" — BBC Arabic
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