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Netanyahu Hails 'Lion-Man' Passenger Who Foiled Flydubai Cockpit Attack
- •Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Yaniv, the passenger who helped subdue a pilot during an apparent attack on a Flydubai flight.
- •Yaniv was among passengers who entered the cockpit after one pilot allegedly stabbed another and tried to crash the plane.
- •Netanyahu praised Yaniv as a ‘lion-man’ for his bravery, stating he prevented a major disaster.
- •The flight, carrying 166 Israelis, was diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, where both pilots were hospitalized.
- •Saudi authorities are investigating the incident, which Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz called an attempted terror attack.
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Yaniv is a passenger who helped stop an apparent attack aboard a Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv by entering the cockpit and subduing a pilot who allegedly stabbed his colleague and tried to bring the aircraft down. Netanyahu met Yaniv at Ben Gurion Airport to praise his bravery and heroic actions, calling him a 'lion-man' for preventing a major disaster.
During the flight carrying 174 passengers, including 166 Israelis, one pilot allegedly stabbed the other and attempted to bring the aircraft down as it began a sharp descent. Passengers intervened, entered the cockpit, and subdued the attacking pilot before another crew member took control to safely land the aircraft in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
The aircraft was diverted and landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Following the incident, both pilots were taken to a local hospital with injuries, and Saudi authorities began questioning the pilot accused of attacking his colleague.
