Pilot stabs fellow pilot on flight to Israel before passengers intervene to stop attack
Summary
A FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after a copilot stabbed the captain in an apparent attempt to crash the jetliner. Passengers and crew wrestled the attacker away, preventing a disaster aboard the plane carrying 174 people.
Key Points
- A FlyDubai flight to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after a copilot stabbed the captain during the flight.
- Passengers and crew stormed the cockpit, restrained the attacker and helped prevent the plane from crashing.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the suspect was an Omani national and that Israel would join the interrogation in Saudi Arabia.
- FlyDubai suspended flights to and from Israel while investigators examined the security incident.
