Netanyahu praises heroic bystander in bloody cockpit attack for preventing ‘another 9/11’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the heroic passenger who stormed the cockpit as the FlyDubai plane plunged 13,000 feet in one minute.
TL;DR
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised passenger Yaniv Chayon for his "incredible heroism" during an incident on a FlyDubai flight.
- A pilot allegedly stabbed the captain and attempted to crash the plane, which plunged thousands of feet before passengers intervened.
- Netanyahu compared the averted disaster to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
- The prime minister attributed the attack to "hatred" and antisemitism.
- The plane diverted to Saudi Arabia, and the injured captain is fighting for his life.