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US President Donald Trump said he spoke to Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday after the pilot of an Israel-bound flight was allegedly attacked by his co-pilot, adding that the motive behind the incident remained unclear.

The aircraft swiftly lost altitude — dropping from 33,000 feet to 17,000 feet (around 10,000 meters to 5,100 meters) in the span of about a minute. It then circled close to the Jordanian border before landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, about an hour later.

flydubai Incident Live Updates: Flight-tracking information showed the aircraft first transmitted squawk code 7700, the internationally recognised code for a general emergency.

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Captain Machchhar fought off the co-pilot who allegedly tried to sabotage the plane's systems, saving the lives of as many as 174 passengers.

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Netanyahu said that even though he was stabbed and seriously injured, Machchhar fought back and opened the cockpit door which helped passengers and other crew members attack the perpetrator.

Flight FZ1073 was heading from Dubai International Airport to Ben Gurion International Airport when a fight broke out on the flight deck, according to flydubai. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video statement that a pilot tried to sabotage the plane's system.

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The Boeing 737 was cruising at about 34,000 feet when it began its sudden descent around 10:51 IST. Within seconds, the aircraft was dropping at a rate of roughly 23,000 feet per minute before reaching approximately 15,600 feet, as per Flightradar24.

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Flightradar24 said the plane first sent an emergency signal, then a signal for unlawful interference, and then an emergency signal again. The flight descended about 17,400 feet in roughly two minutes before the first emergency signal was transmitted.

Burnham told British broadcasters on Wednesday that British and American officials are carrying out a "complex and serious" investigation into how five men and three vans came to be near the perimeter of RAF Fairford.

Cruising thousands of feet in the air, the flydubai incident revived hijacking fears. The passengers had just one question: is 9/11 happening again?

A regional official briefed on the incident said that a fight broke out in the cockpit and apparently involved pilots.

Burnham, prime minister since July after Labour MPs turfed out Keir Starmer, said in an interview broadcast earlier on Wednesday that rejoining the EU was among the potential answers to the unavoidable question of what Britain's future relationship with Europe could look like.

Blood stains are seen in the cabin and on his face, with passengers guarding the injured pilot in the flydubai plane.

The number 7500 is an international emergency code used to signal "unlawful interference" with an aircraft.

In the first comment by an official, Israel's far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir alleged an attempted "terrorist" attack in the incident, in which none of the passengers reported injuries.

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