One pilot 'stabbed the other' and 'apparently tried to crash' Israel-bound plane, Netanyahu says
- On Wednesday, a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after a cockpit altercation where a pilot allegedly stabbed the captain and attempted to crash the aircraft carrying 174 passengers.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alleged the co-pilot stabbed the captain during descent, prompting passengers and crew members to intervene and secure the cockpit before the aircraft landed safely.
- Flight-Tracking data showed the Boeing 737 plunging around 17,000 feet within minutes before recovering and landing safely. Of the 174 passengers aboard, 166 were Israeli nationals, according to Israeli media.
- Saudi Arabia detained the suspected attacker while Israeli officials scrambled fighter jets and arranged an unmarked rescue aircraft to retrieve stranded passengers from Tabuk Airport later on Wednesday.
- Investigators from Israel and Saudi Arabia are reviewing the incident as a potential terror attack, though Flydubai characterized the event as an 'altercation' with motives remaining under formal investigation.
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