First Thing: Details remain unclear after ‘terror attack’ on Dubai-Israel flight
Summary
A co-pilot on a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight reportedly attacked the pilot and caused the plane to lose altitude quickly, but passengers and reserve pilots helped regain control and safely land the plane in Saudi Arabia. Israeli officials have called it a terror attack, and investigations are ongoing. President Donald Trump described the co-pilot as possibly a terrorist or mentally unstable.Key Facts
- The flight was a flydubai plane heading to Tel Aviv.
- The co-pilot, reportedly Omani, stabbed the pilot, an Indian citizen.
- The plane dropped nearly 14,000 feet in less than 30 seconds.
- Passengers and two reserve pilots regained control and landed in Saudi Arabia.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it too early to name the attacker.
- Israel’s ambassador to the UN called the event a terror attack.
- Flydubai suspended flights to and from Israel during the investigation.
- President Trump said the co-pilot might have been a terrorist or "whack-job."
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