Passenger Video Shows Chaos After Pilot Stabbed on Flydubai Flight to Israel

Dramatic passenger-recorded video has emerged showing the chaotic aftermath of an attack aboard a Flydubai flight to Israel. The flight was forced to divert on Wednesday, September 30, and make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after its pilot was stabbed. The footage captures passengers and crew members gathering around the injured captain as the aircraft awaited permission to land in Saudi Arabia. Off-duty pilots assumed control to stabilize the plane after it went into a rapid descent. In the recording, passengers can be heard screaming as the aircraft drops quickly following the stabbing of a co-pilot by a pilot during an attempted mid-air hijacking. The video also shows the wounded pilot as those nearby struggle to keep him awake. 'Do not fall asleep,' one person tells him in English. Later in the footage, Israeli passengers are seen standing near the cockpit to protect the entrance. One of them faces the camera and says, 'Brother, film us too, that we are guarding here. We were attacked and we are guarding the pilot here.' Another passenger, with a visible injury on his forehead, says, 'On this plane they tried to murder the pilot, we took control of the crew.' A passenger heard off-camera states, 'This is the pilot they tried to murder.' He then calls on others to record the scene, saying, 'Film everything. We are standing here, nobody passes the pilot's door.' As the video continues, a passenger points to a person held on the floor and says, 'That is the one who stabbed him.' When a flight attendant tries to stop the filming by shouting, 'No video,' the passenger responds firmly, 'No, no, no, we need this.' The aircraft ultimately landed at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia. Both pilots, the attacker and the victim, were taken for medical treatment. Israeli security agencies, including the IDF, Mossad and Shin Bet, believe the incident may have been intended as an act of terror.