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Israel says pilot tried to hijack flydubai flight to Tel Aviv that diverted, landed in Saudi Arabia
- A flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted to Saudi Arabia after the Omani copilot allegedly stabbed the captain in what is suspected to be a terrorist incident.
- Initial reports attributed the distress signal to a pilot dispute, but suspicions shifted toward a terror incident as four Israeli passengers intervened to subdue the copilot.
- Tzvika Manes, CEO of Bank Leumi's underwriting arm Barak Leumi, helped overpower the copilot and told media, "We were attacked, and we are keeping the pilot alive here."
- Mom landed safely in Saudi Arabia, according to Ofir Spiegel, whose family is relieved she sounds fine and will return home soon, he told Globes.
- Now, the attacker is receiving respiratory support as the incident remains under investigation as a suspected terrorist attack; another passenger recorded video of the subdual.
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A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv landed emergency in Saudi Arabia after an altercation between the pilots; passengers described a possible attack.
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NEW: Commercial Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Co-Pilot Stabs Captain Mid-Flight
A Flydubai passenger jet bound for Israel was forced into an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after a terrifying cockpit confrontation in which Israeli officials say the co-pilot stabbed the captain. Flight FZ1073 had departed Dubai for Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv when the incident erupted mid-flight, sending the Boeing 737 into […]
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