# What to know about the terrifying Flydubai flight bound for Israel

https://mins.news/en/video/81939

- France 24 English, 2026-10-01 13:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtuVTYH8kQs

> A co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain in an apparent attempt to crash a Flydubai jet carrying 174 people to Israel on Wednesday. Passengers stormed the cockpit and restrained the attacker as the plane plunged, forcing an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The shaken travelers later reached Israel on another flight to cheers from onlookers.

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