Israel's prime minister says a pilot tried to crash a plane traveling to Tel Aviv

The United Arab Emirates on Thursday launched an investigation into the Israel-bound FlyDubai FZ1073 flight from Dubai in which a copilot allegedly stabbed his captain in an apparent attempt to crash the plane. The UAE’s chief prosecutor said the possibility of a terror link will be probed. Follow our liveblog for all ...

Saudi and UAE authorities have said little publicly beyond confirming that investigations were underway. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the copilot was arrested.

Attacker's motive remains undetermined after FlyDubai flight to Israel escapes disaster

Netanyahu said he had met the Israeli passenger, whom he described as acting with extraordinary courage.

One pilot stabbed another pilot on a FlyDubai flight headed to Tel Aviv on Wednesday and may have tried to crash the plane before passengers and crew members subdued him, Israel's prime minister says.

Investigators will probe whether incident was linked to any 'terrorist activity or intent', UAE state media reports.

Israeli officials claimed the Flydubai incident as a "terror attack", despite the airline’s ongoing investigation.

Jerusalem Daily: UAE says Flydubai co-pilot attempted ‘terrorist’ attack