# Pilot stabs co-pilot in attempted hijacking on Dubai-to-Israel flight

https://mins.news/en/video/81411

- BBC Chinese, 2026-10-01 05:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K4yIj7MnGw

> A pilot allegedly tried to hijack a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Israel on September 30 after stabbing the co-pilot. Passengers and crew forced their way into the cockpit and restrained him. The aircraft plunged about 15,000 feet, issued a distress call and made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Israeli officials have not established a motive; the defence minister called it an act of “jihadist terrorism” without offering detailed evidence.

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