FlyDubai Co-Pilot Stabs Captain, Tries to Crash Israel-Bound Flight

FlyDubai Co-Pilot Stabs Captain, Tries to Crash Israel-Bound Flight

An Omani co-pilot on a FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv stabbed the Indian captain and allegedly tried to crash the plane, causing it to plunge roughly 17,000 feet before passengers overpowered him and the jet made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Israeli PM Netanyahu said the attacker had undergone 'Islamist radical indoctrination,' while Trump suggested possible Iranian links as UAE and Saudi authorities investigate a potential terror motive.

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