# Israel-bound flight makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after violent incident

https://mins.news/en/video/80547

- NBC News, 2026-09-30 15:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdi3_FbAX1M

> Passengers on a flight bound for Israel helped restrain a pilot who appeared to be attacking another pilot. The confrontation sent the aircraft down thousands of feet and close to the speed of sound before it made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. An investigation is underway.

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