Passengers describe stabbing on Israel-bound plane
Passengers describe stabbing on Israel-bound plane.
Passengers describe stabbing on Israel-bound plane.
Article outline
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Key points
- A pilot on an Israel-bound Flydubai flight stabbed another pilot and "apparently tried to crash the plane", Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has remarked.
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- Eyewitnesses inside the plane described the moment the incident happened, with one man calling for support in a video shared on social media.
Notably, a pilot on an Israel-bound Flydubai flight stabbed another pilot and "apparently tried to crash the plane", Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has remarked.
For context, the plane was travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv when it plummeted 17, 000ft (5, 200m) in less than two minutes, before being diverted to Saudi Arabia.
Eyewitnesses inside the plane described the moment the incident happened, with one man calling for support in a video shared on social media. Follow this story live. You are now after Israel.
Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. You are now after Dubai.
In short, passengers describe stabbing on Israel is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.
