# Netanyahu says FlyDubai pilot stabbed co-pilot and tried to crash plane

https://mins.news/en/video/80865

- CBC News, 2026-09-30 18:57 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oxYoc_-z_w

> A FlyDubai service travelling toward Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after an alleged violent episode in the cockpit. Netanyahu said a pilot aboard the flight stabbed the co-pilot and sought to bring the aircraft down, until passengers and crew restrained him. FlyDubai says it is still examining what happened.

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