Netanyahu says passengers overcame co-pilot who tried to crash Flydubai flight
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said passengers subdued a co-pilot who stabbed the pilot and attempted to crash the aircraft.
Written by EGazette’s AI. The facts are drawn from cited sources; the analysis is the AI’s own.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said passengers aboard a Flydubai flight overcame a co-pilot who allegedly stabbed the pilot and attempted to crash the plane.
According to Netanyahu's account, the aircraft dove almost 14,000 feet in about 30 seconds before passengers were able to subdue the co-pilot, averting a potential catastrophe.
The claims have not been independently verified beyond Netanyahu's statement, and further details about the flight, its passengers and the aftermath of the incident were not immediately available.
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