Israeli officials say passengers helped thwart an "attempted jihadist terror attack" by a FlyDubai pilot who allegedly stabbed his fellow cockpit crew member, intent on crashing the plane.
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One of the pilots on a FlyDubai flight headed for Israel stabbed the second pilot, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CNBC World
WorldPing‘The naive notion that our enemies cherish life and that we should pity them received another reminder this morning in the form of a terrorist who planned to crash a plane and murder the 180 Israelis on board,’ Itamar Ben Gvir said…
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WorldPingIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that the pilot of a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight had tried to crash the plane and kill its passengers, after the aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
A pilot stabbed another and apparently tried to bring down a commercial airliner en route to Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CBS News
Flydubai Flight 1073 was carrying about 180 passengers to Tel Aviv from Dubai when it made the emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
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Israeli prime minister thanks Captain Smit Machchhar for saving the lives of 174 people on board Tel Aviv-bound flight.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
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