The pilot of a FlyDubai plane was stabbed: passengers took control of the situation

Brief retelling from RIA II

One of the pilots of the Flydubai plane was wounded with a knife, the passengers took control of the situation, i24News reported.

The attacker was neutralized and the victim was given first aid.

TEL AVIV, September 30 - RIA Novosti. One of the pilots of the FlyDubai plane was wounded with a knife, the situation was brought under control thanks to the intervention of the passengers of the ship, the i24News TV channel reported, citing one of the flight passengers.

“For two hours we heard screams on the plane. The pilot was wounded with a knife, and we saw a lot of blood,” one of the passengers told the TV channel.

According to the report, the situation was brought under control by the Israelis, who neutralized the attacker, and a nurse and a doctor, who were also on board, provided first aid to the pilot. The passenger notes that there were several pilots on board who took control and made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

Earlier on Wednesday, a FlyDubai plane signaled an emergency and some time later made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The initial version heard in many media was a possible hijacking or hijacking of the plane, but after landing this version was ruled out.