A commercial flight traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday amid reports of a bloody onboard altercation.
\n\nThe mother of a passenger on the FlyDubai plane told The Associated Press that her daughter heard screaming and somebody, whom she believed was a pilot, asking for help.
\n\nYasmin Abukasis said the plane started to lose control, with one man taking out a knife and attempting to kill the pilot.
\n\n“There was a lot of blood around,” she said, according to her daughter’s account.
\n\nThe Israeli military told NBC News that the country had scrambled at least two jets in response to the incident. They said the military had not yet ruled out the possibility of the incident being terrorism-related.
\n\nA spokesperson for FlyDubai told NBC News that Flight FZ 1073 had “experienced an incident while en route” from Dubai International airport to Ben Gurion International Airport.
\n\nThe aircraft landed safely at the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport, commonly known as Tabuk Airport, the spokesperson said.
\n\nThe FlyDubai flight initially triggered a 7700 “general emergency” signal, aviation tracking site FlightRadar24 reported. It then switched to a 7500 code, suggesting “unlawful…
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