Israeli officials said an incident aboard a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv that was diverted may have been an attempted terror attack, Reuters reports. The airline said both pilots were taken to a hospital, according to the BBC, which also referenced a reported stabbing in the cockpit.
Accounts of what happened differ. A passenger told Channels Television that the co-pilot attacked the pilot in what the passenger described as a suicide attack. Israel Hayom reported that off-duty pilots intervened and that more than 170 people on board were saved. The Jerusalem Post reported that Israeli authorities said a flydubai pilot tried to hijack the flight and that all passengers were safe.
Reuters attributes the characterization of the event as a possible attempted terror attack to Israeli officials. The other details above come from the outlets that published them and have not been independently confirmed in the material available.
What to watch next: whether Israeli and airline investigators release a confirmed account of the sequence of events in the cockpit, and the condition of the two pilots.
