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Israel says pilot tried to hijack flydubai flight to Tel Aviv that diverted, landed in Saudi Arabia
- 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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Two other pilots travelling as passengers took control of the aircraft and made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia
·São Paulo, Brazil
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The Prime Minister delivered his first message after the incident on the aircraft.
·Guayaquil, Ecuador
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Netanyahu says a pilot on a FlyDubai flight stabbed another and apparently tried to crash the plane
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Saudi Arabia had arrested the pilot of a FlyDubai flight who stabbed another pilot and apparently tried to crash a plane full of Israelis
·Sault Ste. Marie, Canada
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