Israeli Leaders Says 'Jihadist' Pilot Tried To Crash Flight From Dubai
Passengers and crew subdued the attacker as the aircraft descended thousands of feet and landed safely after an emergency alert, officials said.
- On Wednesday, a FlyDubai flight en route to Israel made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after one pilot allegedly stabbed another and attempted to crash the aircraft carrying mostly Israeli passengers.
- During the chaotic descent from 33,000 feet to 5,100 meters in roughly one minute, passengers and a crew member managed to break into the cockpit and wrestled control from the attacker, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
- Saudi authorities arrested the pilot who allegedly stabbed his colleague and is currently being interrogated, Netanyahu said, while the aircraft's captain and first officer were injured and hospitalized.
- Defence Minister Israel Katz characterized the incident as "an attempted jihadist terror attack" thwarted by passenger heroism, while Israel scrambled warplanes amid fears of a potential hijacking.
- Heightened security threats concern Israeli officials as the country approaches the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack anniversary and a national election, prompting Netanyahu to order security services to prepare for additional potential dangers.
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Netanyahu Says Flydubai Pilot Stabbed Co-Pilot, Tried To Crash Plane; Passengers Intervened
A Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv from Dubai was forced to land in Saudi Arabia following a fight onboard the aircraft on Wednesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that one pilot attacked the other in the cockpit
The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Wednesday that the co-pilot of the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight operated by the airline FlyDubai, forced to land in Saudi Arabia after stabbing the pilot on board, would have tried to "rub the plane" in his first pronouncement on the case. The prime minister avoided using the same language as members of the government, who rushed to classify the case as a terrorist action, referring to the event…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the first official statements regarding the serious incident on board the plane of FlyDubai that landed urgently in Saudi Arabia after suddenly losing altitude on Wednesday morning after an attack on the pilot, reports The Guardian. Netanyahu confirmed in a video statement the information that appeared in the Israeli press, which...
Netanyahu: One pilot stabbed other, tried to crash Flydubai plane
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the “heroes” who stormed the cockpit to prevent the hijacking of a Flydubai flight in his first address since the incident and revealed that Saudi authorities were interrogating the pilots. In his video address, Netanyahu cleared up the flurry of details that had emerged about the “extremely serious security […]
Israel: Cockpit Fight Was “Attempted Jihadist Attack”
The Associated Press reports: A pilot stabbed another pilot and then apparently tried to crash to aircraft carrying dozens of Israelis on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Passengers and crew subdued the attacker and the plane eventually made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Netanyahu said that Saudi Arabia had arrested the pilot … The post Israel: Cockpit Fight Was “Attempted Jihadist Attack” appeared first on Joe.…
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