Israel flight hijacking latest: Passenger took plane controls after pilot stabbed

Описание: A passenger said he put a pilot who reportedly stabbed his co-pilot mid-air “in a chokehold” to save a flight from Dubai to Israel from crashing, in an attempted hijacking mid-air.

Terrified passengers travelling on Flydubai Flight FZ1073 described bloody scenes as the plane descended approximately 13,000 feet in 30 seconds during the chaos Wednesday morning.

In a video posted on social media, passenger Yaniv is seen telling Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu what happened.

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