Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot in āsuicide attackā, passenger says
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September 30, 2026
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TEL AVIV,Ā Israel (AFP) ā One of the pilots of the Israel-bound flydubai flight that was diverted on Wednesday attacked his co-pilot and tried to crash the plane to kill everyone, a passenger said.
Passenger Miryam Shira Ohayon said the plane was āpretty much out of controlā when the stabbing took place over Jordan on the flightās path from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
āThe co-pilot tried to murder the pilot and basically carry out a suicide attack on the plane,ā she told reporters by speakerphone held up by her mother, who was waiting at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv.
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