Pilot stabs fellow pilot on flight to Israel before passengers intervene to stop attack

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Right · Published: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:15:45 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A copilot stabbed a captain in an apparent attempt to crash a jetliner as it was flying 174 people to Israel on Wednesday. But passengers burst into the cockpit and wrestled with the attacker even as the plane descended sharply, witnesses and Israel’s government said. The plane made an emergency...

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