# Israel flight attack: passengers tackle pilot 'trying to crash plane'

https://mins.news/en/video/81050

- BBC News, 2026-09-30 22:08 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH_To8jw0YU

> Passengers stormed the cockpit of a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Israel after one pilot stabbed the other in an apparent mid-air hijack attempt. The aircraft lost control and plunged about 15,000 feet, triggering distress signals and a major security alert before Israel scrambled fighter jets to intercept it.

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