Netanyahu says it is too early to determine motive in FlyDubai cockpit stabbing incident
Investigators said 174 people were aboard as passengers and crew subdued the co-pilot and two off-duty pilots made the emergency landing.
- A FlyDubai flight bound from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday after a co-pilot stabbed the captain mid-flight with 174 people aboard.
- The captain, an Indian national, fought off his attacker while passengers and crew entered the cockpit and subdued the co-pilot, enabling two off-duty pilots aboard to land the aircraft safely.
- Per BBC News data, the plane plunged about 17,000 feet, climbed 5,000 feet, and fell another 7,000 feet before stabilizing. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the co-pilot tried to "jam the equipment between the two flight seats."
- Netanyahu told CBS News the attacker's motive remains unknown but speculated it "looks like a suicide attempt," while the co-pilot is being interrogated in Saudi Arabia with Israeli authorities joining the process.
- While Netanyahu noted signs of heightened Iranian threats, he added it is "too early to say" if Iranian collusion played a role, as FlyDubai urged parties to "refrain from premature speculation" while authorities investigate.
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welingelichtekringen.nlTEL AVIV (ANP/RTR) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that it is still too early to say whether there was Iranian involvement in the violent incident on board the flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. He said this on the program Hannity on Fox News. Interview...
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