Israel’s leader credited the Indian pilot of a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, as well as the aircraft’s passengers, with averting catastrophe on Wednesday after the man was attacked by his co-pilot, sparking a fight for control of the aircraft and forcing an emergency landing. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the co-pilot of the flydubai jet had been trying to crash it and kill all its passengers, with Israel’s foreign ministry denouncing the incident as “an attempted terrorist attack” aimed at...
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WED · 2026-09-30 · 20:45 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0930-115389
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Israel PM hails Indian pilot wounded in diverted flydubai flight
An Indian pilot and passengers aboard a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv averted disaster on Wednesday when the co-pilot attacked the pilot, leading to a struggle for control of the aircraft. The incident forced an emergency landing.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-30 · 20:45 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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An Indian pilot and passengers aboard a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv averted disaster on Wednesday when the co-pilot attacked the pilot, leading to a struggle for control of the aircraft. The incident forced an emergency landing. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated the co-pilot intended to crash the plane and kill everyone on board. Israel's foreign ministry characterized the event as an "attempted terrorist attack." The article highlights the pilot's and passengers' actions in preventing a catastrophe.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu credited the Indian pilot and passengers for averting disaster.
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Israel's foreign ministry denounced the incident as an attempted terrorist attack.
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The co-pilot of the flydubai jet was trying to crash it and kill all passengers.
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An Indian pilot averted catastrophe on a flydubai flight after his co-pilot attacked him, sparking a fight for control.
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