A flydubai flight en route to Tel Aviv makes an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after both the captain and co-pilot are found wounded, according to multiple reports. The injured pilots are transported to hospital. In parallel, passengers describe the incident as more than a medical or technical emergency.
A passenger on the rerouted flight says one pilot attempted to crash the aircraft to kill people on board. The accounts reported by outlets cite the passenger’s description. Separately, Israel’s national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir is reported to have made an initial public allegation that the incident involved a terrorist act, while reporting also notes that no passengers are reported to have injuries.
Other outlets frame the same event around the emergency landing and the wounded condition of both pilots, while repeating the passenger’s claim about an attempted crash. The differing emphases reflect a split between the official allegation of terrorism and the passenger account, with the broader factual details in the reports largely centered on what happened on the flight and the pilots’ status after landing.
