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‘Attempted terror attack’: What happened on board the rerouted Flydubai flight?

France 2430 September 2026, 16:04 UTCSaudi Arabia

The co-pilot of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv tried ‌to crash the plane after stabbing the pilot, but passengers then ⁠held him down while other pilots landed the plane safely in Saudi Arabia, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said ‌on Wednesday.

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