Flydubai latest: Pilot arrested after co-pilot stabbed on flight bound for Israel
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A flydubai flight bound for Israel descended into chaos as a pilot appeared to stab another and its claimed he intended to crash the plane. One of the Israeli passengers who helped to foil a potential terror attack on board the plane headed to Tel Aviv has described how he and another man forced their way into the cockpit as one of the pilots was trying to destroy the controls, before putting him in a choke hold and pulling him away. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] Other off-duty pilots who were travelling on the flight managed to land the flydubai plane safely in Saudi Arabia where the pilot who launched the alleged attack was arrested. Israeli politicians claim it was an act of terrorism but no authorities have yet said what actually happened. A warning, there are distressing images in this report. ------- 0:00 - Passengers foil 'hijack' attempt on flydubai flight 3:47 - Flydubai passenger recalls tense moments on board plane
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