Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a pilot was arrested after attacking his co-pilot and apparently attempting to bring down a flydubai flight bound for Israel, The Irish Times reports. According to the same account, the pilot tried to stab the co-pilot during the flight.
Reuters, citing Israeli statements, reported that passengers overcame the pilot who tried to crash the aircraft. Netanyahu's account, as carried by The Irish Times, says the pilot was taken into custody after the incident.
The Journal reported that a passenger on the flight described the co-pilot as having attacked the pilot in what the passenger called a "suicide attack." That passenger account differs from the version given by Netanyahu, which casts the pilot as the attacker. The Irish Times and other outlets have not provided a full sequence of events, and the material available does not resolve the discrepancy between the two descriptions.
The flight was operated by flydubai and was bound for Israel, according to the reporting. Coverage of the episode has been carried by The Irish Times, Reuters, The Guardian, Sky News and The Journal, with several outlets describing the pilot's arrest and the apparent attempt to crash the plane.
What to watch next: whether Israeli authorities release further details on the investigation and the charges faced by the pilot, and whether flydubai comments on the incident.
