Co-Pilot Stabs Captain, Attempts to Crash Flydubai Flight to Israel

Co-Pilot Stabs Captain, Attempts to Crash Flydubai Flight to Israel

An Omani co-pilot on Flydubai Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv stabbed the Indian captain and allegedly attempted to crash the plane, but passengers and crew overpowered him and the jet made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Israeli PM Netanyahu ordered a security review of international flights to Israel as multiple nations investigate the attacker's motives and extremist ties.

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