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Israeli officials say diverted flydubai incident may be attempted 'terror attack'

Middle East,Israel,Saudi Arabia,Air Travel,Airplanes,United Arab Emirates,Terrorism

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The co-pilot of a flight ​from Dubai to Tel Aviv is believed to have stabbed the captain in a possible attempted "terror attack" on Wednesday, forcing the plane to divert to Saudi Arabia where it landed safely, ‌three Israeli officials said.
They said the cabin crew entered the cockpit and took control of flydubai flight FZ1073 from the United Arab Emirates to Israel, which diverted to Saudi Arabia as it flew over Jordanian airspace. One of the officials identified the attacker as an Omani national.

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