Statement from Trump about the incident on the Flydubai plane

Trump made statements to journalists at the White House about the incident on the Flydubai plane.

Stating that he had a long conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the incident, Trump said, "Apparently, the co-pilot was either a terrorist or an unstable person and stabbed the pilot." shared his opinion.

Trump said that according to the information given by Netanyahu, the Israeli plumber on the plane intervened after hearing screams coming from the cockpit.

Stating that the passenger in question had never flown a plane before, Trump said, "He took the remote control, pulled up and made the plane go into level flight before it crashed." he said.

Stating that Netanyahu said that the passenger learned what to do in an emergency from the television program, Trump stated that this person was reported to have watched the program frequently.

Trump emphasized that he could not confirm the accuracy of the information he received from Netanyahu and said, "This is the story I heard. I do not know whether it is true or not." he said.

There were 4 US citizens on the plane.

A spokesperson from the US State Department made a statement to AA correspondent on the subject.

The spokesman confirmed that there were 4 US citizens on the plane that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia while making the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, and said, "We are working with local authorities and are ready to provide consular support to all US citizens on the plane." he said.

Noting that the US Embassy in Riyadh and the Consulate General in Jeddah are in contact with the authorities conducting the investigation into the incident, the spokesman stated that the Washington administration takes its responsibility towards its citizens abroad seriously.

What happened?

Israeli media had announced that the plane departing from Dubai to Tel Aviv sent first the general emergency code "7700" and then the code "7500", indicating that the plane had been hijacked, while it was sailing in Jordanian airspace.

Channel 12 television stated that the incident resulted from a fight between two pilots flying the passenger plane, and claimed that the co-pilot on the plane was Omani and tried to crash the plane by stabbing the other pilot.

In the latest news, it was claimed that the co-pilot, who was claimed to be an Omani citizen, stabbed the captain pilot multiple times, and that the cabin crew and some passengers entered by breaking the cockpit door and interfered with the co-pilot.

While Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu claimed that "there were signs that one of the pilots attempted to crash the plane," UAE-owned airline Flydubai reported that the cause of the fight that broke out in the cockpit of the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight was unclear.