Mid-air panic as pilot attacked on Israel-bound flight - The Latest

空中惊魂:以色列航班遇袭,飞行员遭攻击——最新消息

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2026-10-01

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A commercial flight travelling from Dubai to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing after an apparent brawl between its pilots. The flight was in Jordanian airspace when it diverted to Saudi Arabia, after the plane fell 16,000ft in two minutes during the incident, which raised fears of an attempted hijacking. Authorities are investigating a number of lines of inquiry including a hijacking attempt or a mental health incident. Lucy Hough speaks to the Middle East correspondent Will Christou – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • The plane was plummeting about 17,000 feet in two minutes.

  • Security officials saying that this was either an attempt to crash the plane for an unknown reason

  • or a possible hijacking attempt.

  • And reportedly, the passengers attempt to stop the attack on the pilot.

  • And then we've seen pictures since of people in bloodstain shirts and videos of an injured pilot laying on the floor.

  • From the Guardians today in Focus, this is The Latest with me, Lucy Hoff.

  • There are jaw-dropping reports of a brawl between pilots on a flight

  • from Dubai to Tel Aviv in which a pilot was stabbed.

  • Well, Christou, you're our Middle East correspondent.

  • What do we know so far?

  • Yeah, it's a crazy story and it's a hard one to follow.

  • We woke up to reports this morning