Israel says pilot tried to hijack Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv that diverted, landed in Saudi Arabia
Israeli officials said the flight diverted after a violent cockpit altercation, and all 174 passengers were reported safe.
- On Wednesday, a FlyDubai flight en route to Ben Gurion Airport made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after the carrier confirmed the aircraft "experienced an incident while en route."
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said one pilot stabbed the other, apparently attempting to crash the aircraft; Israeli officials described the episode as a possible attempted terror attack.
- Flight-Tracking data showed the Boeing 737 dropped more than 13,000 feet before stabilizing, while passengers and off-duty pilots subdued the attacker, leaving none of the roughly 170 to 180 passengers seriously injured.
- Saudi authorities arrested the suspect, identified by one official as an Omani national, as Israel scrambled warplanes as a precaution and coordinated with Saudi officials to return the passengers home.
- Amid recent warnings of escalated security threats from Netanyahu, the incident highlights how Saudi Arabia, despite lacking formal diplomatic ties with Israel, has coordinated multiple emergency landings since ending its overflight ban in 2022.
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Israel’s Defense Minister, Israel Katz, described the event as “a jihadist terrorist attack”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this Wednesday that one of the pilots of the...
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wz.deOn board a plane from Dubai to Tel Aviv, there is a violent incident in the cockpit. According to media reports, Israel is investigating the suspicion of a failed terrorist attack.A flydubai flight on the way to Tel Aviv has landed after a violent incident in the cockpit in Saudi Arabia. According to agreed reports of Israeli media, a pilot has injured his colleagues with a knife. Passengers thus helped to overcome the attacker. It is now being …
Two other pilots travelling as passengers took control of the aircraft and made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia
The Prime Minister delivered his first message after the incident on the aircraft.
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