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Passengers said that they entered the cockpit and subdued the attacker, who Israeli officials said was one of the pilots. The motive for the attack was not clear.
The New York Times
Accused pilot being questioned in Saudi Arabia as Israeli officials investigate if incident was attempted terror attackOne of the pilots of a plane flying from the United Arab Emirates to Israel stabbed his co-pilot and appeared to try to crash the aircraft, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said, as Israeli officials said they were investigating whether the incident was an attempted terror attack on Israelis.Eyewitnesses reported chaos onboard as the attacker tried to barricade himself and the wounded co-pilot in the cockpit, and then attempted to disable the controls, forcing the plane to descend 17,000 feet in just two minutes. Continue reading...
William Christou in Beirut and Andrew Roth in Washington DCIsraelAir transport
The captain and first officer were injured, and one pilot has been arrested, officials say.
This blog is now closed, you can read our full report on this story hereNetanyahu said one of the FlyDubai pilots stabbed his fellow pilot and intended to crash the plane.He added that one of the passengers on the flight managed to break into the cockpit with one of the crew members, and together they “neutralised” the attacking pilot.Almost all the passengers on the flight were Israelis. During the flight, as they were approaching Israel, one of the pilots stabbed the other pilot, and it appears he was attempting to crash the plane with everyone on board.” Continue reading...
Tom Ambrose (now) and Taz Ali (earlier)Air transportIsrael
Passengers on the Flydubai flight bound for Israel filmed the moments following the stabbing.
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