FlyDubai Co-Pilot Stabs Captain in Mid-Air Cockpit Attack

FlyDubai Co-Pilot Stabs Captain in Mid-Air Cockpit Attack

A FlyDubai co-pilot, an Omani national previously flagged as a security risk, stabbed the Indian captain during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv and apparently tried to crash the plane, Israeli PM Netanyahu said. Passengers subdued the attacker after the jet plunged roughly 17,000 feet, making an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

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