Today, a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv in Israel was sent for emergency assistance during flight and landed in Saudi Arabia. Increasing evidence suggests that the co-pilot attempted to hijack the flight and cause a crash, but he was subdued by the captain and other crew members.
A video released by The Times of Israel shows that the flight captain was lying on the ground covered in blood, and passengers around him were trying to provide assistance.
Due to the bloody scenes in the video, it has been blurred.
In the video, an Israeli passenger told the cameraman: "We were attacked, and we are protecting the pilot."
Another passenger said: "They attempted to assassinate the pilot. We apprehended the attackers."
Someone pointed at a man who was tied to the ground, seemingly unconscious, and said, “That’s... who stabbed him.”
It is believed that the video was filmed after the co-pilot was subdued.
According to the Israeli Times, the captain of the flight was an Emirati citizen, and the co-pilot was a Omani who had worked for the airline for less than a year. A passenger reported that the captain was “severely injured” and was taken for treatment after the plane landed. Saudia Arabian airport Tabuk announced that both the pilot and the co-pilot were injured and were being treated in hospitals. The co-pilot is being investigated by Saudi authorities.
Israeli officials suspect that this was an attempt to take control of the aircraft and crash it in a terrorist manner. Of the approximately 180 passengers, most were Israelis, and no injuries were reported.
Witnesses said that a group of Israeli passengers managed to break into the cockpit, subdued the assassin, and stabilized the aircraft.
Israeli passenger Daniel said that the other two pilots on board took control of the flight. Approximately an hour later, it landed in Saudi Arabia.
On social media, some passengers also posted videos or photos showing blood on their bodies.
