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Pilot Attempts to Crash Tel Aviv-Bound Flydubai Plane
An emergency landing in Saudi Arabia was made after a dramatic battle for control in the cockpit.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that a Flydubai flight heading towards Tel Aviv was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after a pilot allegedly attempted to crash the plane. Passengers reported a dramatic struggle in the cockpit as the plane suddenly lost around 17,000 feet of altitude in just one minute. Data from Flightradar24 confirmed the rapid descent, which led to the emergency landing. The altercation involved one of the pilots violently trying to seize control of the aircraft.
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