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Flydubai flight to Israel diverted to Saudi Arabia after emergency alert

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Flydubai flight to Israel diverted to Saudi Arabia after emergency alert
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A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia after an onboard altercation where one pilot allegedly stabbed another. The plane landed safely, and passengers were later transported to their destination on a replacement aircraft.

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The incident highlights a rare and severe security breach in commercial aviation, complicated by the sensitive geopolitical context of the flight route.

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Airline says plane experiences ‘incident’ en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv, lands safely at Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk airport.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says one pilot on a Flydubai flight stabbed another pilot and apparently tried to crash the plane en route from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel’s Tel Aviv.

Netanyahu said in a video message on Wednesday that the passengers, whom he referred to as “heroes”, “prevented a major disaster”.

“During the flight, as they approached the country [Israel], one of the pilots stabbed the other pilot, and apparently tried to crash the plane with everyone on board,” he said.

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