Netanyahu Praises Plumber for Averting Plane Disaster
Passengers and crew restrained the attacker, and all 174 people aboard survived after the plane made an emergency landing, Netanyahu said.
- On Wednesday, FlyDubai flight FZ1073 from the United Arab Emirates to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after a co-pilot attacked Captain Smit Machchhar, sending the jet into sharp descent.
- Israeli passenger Yaniv Hayoun rushed the cockpit after hearing screams, pulling the attacker away and grabbing the controls as the plane plummeted nearly 14,000 feet before off-duty pilots stabilized the aircraft.
- Despite suffering heavy blood loss, Captain Machchhar released the cockpit door, allowing passengers to intervene; all 174 people aboard survived, which Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called an act of 'immense courage.'
- Following the emergency landing, Saudi authorities detained the Omani co-pilot, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed agreed to allow Israel to participate in the suspect's interrogation.
- Terrorism investigators are probing potential links to Iranian proxies, as Netanyahu described the event as a 'highly severe security incident' that could have been a '9/11-style disaster.
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