On flight to Israel, pilot is stabbed, plane plunges before passengers tackle attacker
A flydubai flight traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted to Saudi Arabia after issuing a distress call. The pilot and co-pilot were hospitalized following an unspecified onboard incident.
As the plane went into a spin and began to plunge, passengers and crew members got into the cockpit, subdued the pilot and diverted the flight to land in Saudi Arabia, Israel's leader says.
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