New Details Emerge in Attempted Hijack on Israel-Bound Plane
Investigators are examining whether terrorism or mental illness played a role after the captain was stabbed and the jet plunged 15,000 feet in about a minute.
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New Details Emerge in Attempted Hijack on Israel-Bound Plane
New details about the pilot stabbing on a flight headed to Israel reveal the plane plummeted thousands of feet before passengers managed to take control. Senior Israeli and Saudi Officials briefed on the investigation saying the attack increasingly looks like an act of terrorism. NBC’s Matt Bradley reports and Tom Winter, who covers law and intelligence, joins TODAY with analysis on the investigation.
Attacker's Motive Remains Unknown After FlyDubai Flight to Israel Escapes Disaster
JERUSALEM (AP) — The motive of the Omani copilot who stabbed his captain on a flight to Israel, causing the plane to plummet dangerously and forcing it to land in Saudi Arabia, remained unknown on Thursday as investigators across the region raced to learn more. Israeli passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft carrying 174 people from the United Arab Emirates to Tel Aviv have described how the bloodied Indian captain managed to open the cockp…
After the attempted terrorist attack on a plane to Tel Aviv, intelligence expert Shlomo Shpiro demands a detailed investigation of the incident: "There have been several mistakes made. Maybe security standards have been neglected.
The reasons have not yet been established, as well as some details of what happened on board the plane
From the first turbulence to its landing in Israel, this video reconstructs the moments of tension experienced by passengers
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