Pilot stabbed on an Israeli-bound plane before intervene and carry out emergency landing

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Passengers on a flight en route to Israel have described rushing to the plane's cockpit after the captain was allegedly stabbed by his co-pilot. They and a pair of off-duty pilots were able to take control of the aircraft and carry out an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia . This afternoon, Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirmed at least two Australians were on the flight and are safe. In total, there were 174 passengers onboard, most of them Israeli. The incident remains under investigation. 00:00 A pilot stabbed an Israeli-bound passenger plane that plunged 14-thousand feet before making an emergency landing 03:36 Israel's Prime Minister says his government will be following and possibly participating in the Saudi Arabian investigation into the apparent attempt to crash Flight 1073 06:22 Military parades and civilians dancing in the streets have marked the final departure of US forces in Iraq 09:55 UK says it believes Iran was involved in the security incident at an airbase used by

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