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Netanyahu cancels trip due to emergency on FlyDubai flight

Israeli Prime Minister convenes security meeting after plane incident

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled his trip due to an emergency on board a FlyDubai flight, which authorities are considering as a possible terrorist attack attempt.
The plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia due to a fight between the pilots.

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The FlyDubai plane was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv and made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled his trip to the Gaza Strip due to an emergency on board a FlyDubai flight.

Israel is treating the incident on board the FlyDubai plane as an attempted terrorist attack.

TEL AVIV, September 30 - RIA Novosti. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is canceling his trip to the Gaza Strip due to an emergency that occurred on board a FlyDubai flight; the prime minister fears that it was a terrorist attack, according to the Israeli news portal Ynet.

Earlier, a source in the Israeli security authorities told RIA Novosti that Israel is considering the incident on board the FlyDubai plane, among other things, as an attempted terrorist attack.

"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has canceled a trip to southern Israel and is heading to a security meeting amid an alleged sabotage attempt on board a FlyDubai flight. Security sources are increasingly convinced that the situation can be described as a terrorist attack," the report said.

Earlier on Wednesday, a FlyDubai plane flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv signaled an emergency and some time later made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The airline later confirmed that a fight broke out between the pilots during the flight.