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Passengers and crew subdue flydubai co-pilot accused of stabbing captain on flight to Tel Aviv
On flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Sept. 30, the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain in the cockpit. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the pilot apparently tried to crash the plane. Passengers and crew overpowered him and the jet made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, with 174 people aboard. The captain was seriously injured and is reported in stable condition. Saudi authorities are questioning the co-pilot. The motive has not been established.
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How each side sees it
Israel saysDefense Minister Israel Katz called it an "attempted jihadist terror attack"; Netanyahu said investigators will determine whether the pilot had accomplices and whether Iran was behind it.
Flydubai saysThe airline says "the underlying reasons and motives behind this event are unknown."
Sources
- Al Jazeera: What happened on the diverted flydubai flight
- Fox News: FlyDubai cockpit altercation investigated as possible attack
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