Pilot on Israel-bound flight stabbed another, tried to crash, Netanyahu says

By Global News

Community Score: 50% | 245 views | 2w

0 community ratings: null thumbs up, null thumbs down

A FlyDubai plane en route to Israel made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia Wednesday after a physical altercation between the pilots broke out two hours into the flight. Flight tracking data shows the aircraft made a sharp descent – plummeting more than five kilometres in less than two minutes – before transmitting an emergency alert. Video footage shows a man alleged to be one of the pilots and other passengers covered in blood. The mother of a passenger also claims the other pilot “tried to kill” his colleague with a knife. The circumstances, however, remain under investigation. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backed this claim, but said the incident is not believed to have been a hijacking, adding that arrangements are being made to bring Israeli passengers home. Global’s Redmond Shannon shares the latest details. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/12082884/pilot-israel-flight-stabbed/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/2

Tags: global news, National, News, International news, Top news, Israel, Israel-bound flight, FlyDubai, FlyDubai flight, FlyDubai pilot fight, Pilot fight, Pilot stabbing, Middle East, FlyDubai hijacking, Plane hijacking, Netanyahu, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, World News, Violent pilot