Netanyahu Says Passenger Helped Subdue Pilot Who Allegedly Tried to Crash Israel-Bound Flight
The Israeli prime minister said a Flydubai pilot stabbed his co-pilot and appeared to try to crash the plane before an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu said a pilot on a Flydubai flight stabbed his co-pilot and appeared to attempt to crash the aircraft while it approached Israel, according to The Guardian.
Netanyahu said a passenger managed to enter the cockpit and, together with a crew member, helped subdue the pilot accused of the attack. He said almost all passengers on the flight were Israeli. The aircraft diverted and made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after plummeting mid-air, according to the report.
The pilot accused of the attack was arrested by Saudi authorities following the emergency landing, according to earlier reporting on the incident.
Further details of the passengers' and crew's condition, as well as the exact sequence of events in the cockpit, were not fully confirmed in the available source material.
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- Netanyahu says pilot arrested after stabbing fellow pilot and apparently trying to crash Israel-bound plane – latest — The Guardian — World
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