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A look at the Dubai airline that made an emergency landing after a captain was stabbed

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On Wednesday, a FlyDubai flight bound for Israel experienced an in-flight emergency after the copilot stabbed the aircraft's captain. The cockpit attack caused the plane to fall rapidly before passengers intervened by forcing their way into the cockpit and subduing the attacker.

During the rapid descent, a passenger on board took physical control of the aircraft, grabbing the controls and pulling upward to help stabilize the flight. The incident prompted an emergency landing in Dubai.

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