Australian couple on plane diverted after flydubai pilot’s alleged attack on co-pilot

Source: The Guardian 2 hours ago

Two people from Sydney were on board flight to Tel Aviv that was dramatically diverted to Saudi Arabia after one pilot allegedly stabbed the other

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Two Australian citizens onboard a flight to Tel Aviv that was diverted after one of the pilots allegedly stabbed the other in an attack are “safe,” the foreign minister confirmed.

The passengers are a Jewish couple from Sydney, the Israeli embassy in Australia confirmed to the Guardian on Thursday.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/01/australian-couple-on-flydubai-plane-to-israel-ntwnfb

Australian couple on plane diverted after flydubai pilot’s alleged attack on co-pilot

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