From what I heard, the pilot of the jet, who had been stabbed by the terrorist/co-pilot, managed to send out a code 7500, which is the sign for a hijacking, and badly wounded, managed to open the cockpit door so the passengers, two of whom were pilots, could help. That's too reminiscent of Flight 93 on September 93, isn't it?
Since the media doesn't seem to know what terrorism is, I wasn't surprised to see some networks referring to this attack as being a result of the co-pilot's possible "mental illness". Yes, Jew-haters do tend to go mental from IDS when Israel is involved.
So you see how this terrible thwarted terrorist attack will be downplayed and gaslighted
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Copilot subdued after stabbing pilot in alleged attempt to crash plane full of Israelis
A commercial flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after a bloody clash in the cockpit on Wednesday morning that Israeli officials suspect was an attempt to wrest control of the plane and crash it in an act of terrorism. None of the 180-odd passengers, almost all of whom were Israeli, were reported injured.
People who were on the plane, and loved ones to whom they’d spoken, told Hebrew media that it appeared the flight’s copilot had stabbed the captain, at which point the plane went out of control. The plane initially plummeted some 17,000 feet in under two minutes.
A group of Israeli passengers managed to force their way into the cockpit, subdue the stabber and stabilize the plane, witnesses said. It was speculated that the captain, even as he was being attacked, may have opened the cockpit door.
Daniel, an Israeli passenger, said a pair of off-duty pilots who were on the plane took control of the flight after the assailant had been subdued. About an hour later, it landed in Saudi Arabia.
“The spinning stopped. It took some — I don’t know, it felt like an eternity, but I think it was two minutes, at least two or three minutes, during which the plane was simply diving and spinning like crazy,” Daniel recounted. “It felt like, that’s it. It’s over. September 11 is happening again.”
In a video statement on Wednesday afternoon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “One of the pilots stabbed the other pilot, and all indications show that he tried to crash the plane along with its passengers.”
He said he had spoken to an Israeli passenger “who told me that the plane went into a dive. He told me that somehow, he managed to break into the cockpit with one of the crew members, and together they managed to stop the [co]pilot while he was attempting to damage the plane’s systems.”
“We are in continuous contact with the relevant authorities to guarantee the continued safety of the passengers and their safe return home,” Netanyahu said, praising the bravery of those who thwarted the “extremely serious security incident.”
The Saudis were interrogating the suspect, he said.
Although Israel had not formally designated the incident an act of terrorism, Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz said bluntly late Wednesday afternoon that the incident “was a jihadist terrorist attack attempt, which was thwarted only thanks to the bravery of several Israeli passengers who broke into the cockpit, overpowered the terrorist and, with their own hands, restored control of the plane to another flight crew who was present there.”
Screams and blood
Passenger Daniel said he “definitely” believed it was a terrorist attack. “I heard the screams during the struggle and saw the blood on the floor from the pilot, who was brought out.”
“Those three Israeli guys [who. he said, subdued the attacker] are real heroes. It’s hard to explain just how heroic they were,” he said.
Passenger Miryam Shira Ohayon described the screaming on the plane and said it was “really on the way to crashing,” before it was saved by “the resourcefulness” of the people who overpowered the copilot “and neutralized him.”
“There was also a doctor who gave first aid,” and others who treated the captain and the copilot, she said, noting that there “was a lot of blood. “There were no other injuries, she said, “but the bigger fear was really a crash, which is exactly what [the assailant] was trying to do.”
Prior to Netanyahu’s video statement, there were no official statements on the circumstances of the incident by Israeli, Saudi or Emirati authorities. An Israeli official, speaking anonymously, said “the most severe incident” was prevented, evidently referring to the potential for the plane to have crashed with all passengers on board.
The captain was an Emirati citizen, and the copilot an Omani, who had reportedly worked for the airline for less than a year. According to one passenger, the captain was “seriously wounded” and was taken for treatment after the plane landed. Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk airport said the pilot and copilot were both injured and had been hospitalized.
The flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv sent a “squawk code” of 7700, an international emergency signal, some time before 9:30 a.m., according to flight tracking data. It then sent a 7500 code, signaling a hijacking or unlawful interference, a short time later. Israeli air traffic controllers were reportedly unable to make contact with the plane for “long minutes.”
In the intervening time, Israeli Air Force fighter jets were scrambled toward the plane, security sources said. Netanyahu and Katz also held emergency consultations, and the Israel Defense Forces said Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir conducted an assessment with senior officers.
“The situation is under control, and all measures are currently being taken to bring the Israeli passengers back to Israel safely,” said the Prime Minister’s Office, in a statement around 10:45
A commercial flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after a bloody clash in the cockpit on Wednesday morning that Israeli officials suspect was an attempt to wrest control of the plane and crash it in an act of terrorism. None of the 180-odd passengers, almost all of whom were Israeli, were reported injured.
People who were on the plane, and loved ones to whom they’d spoken, told Hebrew media that it appeared the flight’s copilot had stabbed the captain, at which point the plane went out of control. The plane initially plummeted some 17,000 feet in under two minutes.
A group of Israeli passengers managed to force their way into the cockpit, subdue the stabber and stabilize the plane, witnesses said. It was speculated that the captain, even as he was being attacked, may have opened the cockpit door.
Daniel, an Israeli passenger, said a pair of off-duty pilots who were on the plane took control of the flight after the assailant had been subdued. About an hour later, it landed in Saudi Arabia.
“The spinning stopped. It took some — I don’t know, it felt like an eternity, but I think it was two minutes, at least two or three minutes, during which the plane was simply diving and spinning like crazy,” Daniel recounted. “It felt like, that’s it. It’s over. September 11 is happening again.”
In a video statement on Wednesday afternoon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “One of the pilots stabbed the other pilot, and all indications show that he tried to crash the plane along with its passengers.”
He said he had spoken to an Israeli passenger “who told me that the plane went into a dive. He told me that somehow, he managed to break into the cockpit with one of the crew members, and together they managed to stop the [co]pilot while he was attempting to damage the plane’s systems.”
“We are in continuous contact with the relevant authorities to guarantee the continued safety of the passengers and their safe return home,” Netanyahu said, praising the bravery of those who thwarted the “extremely serious security incident.”
The Saudis were interrogating the suspect, he said.
Although Israel had not formally designated the incident an act of terrorism, Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz said bluntly late Wednesday afternoon that the incident “was a jihadist terrorist attack attempt, which was thwarted only thanks to the bravery of several Israeli passengers who broke into the cockpit, overpowered the terrorist and, with their own hands, restored control of the plane to another flight crew who was present there.”
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