Passengers clapped on Flydubai plane following hijacking
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An incident that could have become Israel’s 9/11 ended with the plane safely on the tarmac of Tabuk airport in Saudi Arabia – where it made an emergency landing that led passengers to break out in cheers and song. Security services in Israel believe the co-pilot stabbed his captain in an attempt to crash the plane in an Israeli city as part of a terror attack. Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/30/pilot-stabbed-suspected-hijack-israel-bound-plane/ ► Sign up to the Telegraph's free new daily newsletter, From the Editor, bringing you the latest news, features and analysis from the Telegraph newsroom: www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/from-the-editor/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Get the latest headlines: www.telegraph.co.uk?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Stay ahead with a Telegraph digital subscription: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscription/store?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain https://www.teleg
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