A ‘violent incident’ broke out between two pilots on a Israel-bound flight – could be terror related

A Flydubai airplane bound for Tel Aviv from Dubai had to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after what Israeli officials are calling a “violent incident.”

There are reports of a fight breaking out between two pilots, and according to a passenger on the plane, one of the pilots was stabbed.

What happened?

Flydubai Flight 1073 had to make an emergency landing in Tabuk at 9:45 a.m. local time.

This happened after the airplane descended 17,400 feet in the air in just under two minutes. One of the pilots then issued an emergency signal. Nothing has been confirmed about what exactly happened, but unconfirmed reports state that one of the pilots stabbed the other pilot.

An Israeli man who was on board the flight posted a video in which he says, “There’s a pilot here who’s seriously injured; they’re evacuating him.” He also indicated that some of the passengers helped subdue the pilot so that the plane was able to make an emergency landing.

Was it terror-related?

Israeli authorities have not had a chance to talk to the passengers on board the plane yet. However, they are not ruling out the possibility of “a terror attack attempt.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office issued this statement: “The incident is under control, and all measures are currently being deployed in order to return the Israeli passengers safely to Israel.”

Both pilots who were injured have been taken to a nearby hospital in Saudi Arabia. Their status is unknown at the moment.

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This article is made and published by Daniel Wolfram, who may have used AI in the preparation