Passengers describe stabbing on Israel-bound plane
Passengers on the Flydubai flight bound for Israel filmed the moments following the stabbing.
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"A pilot on an Israel-bound Flydubai flight stabbed another pilot and apparently tried to crash the plane."
— Benjamin Netanyahu , Politician
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Passengers on the Flydubai flight bound for Israel filmed the moments following the stabbing.
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