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‘Attempted terror attack’: What happened on board the rerouted Flydubai flight?

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The co-pilot of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv ​tried ‌to crash the plane after stabbing the pilot, but passengers then ⁠held him down while other pilots landed the plane safely in Saudi Arabia, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said ‌on Wednesday.

What the coverage shows

All outlets center the same basic account from Israeli officials: a Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv was diverted after a cockpit confrontation, and Netanyahu said one pilot stabbed the other and appeared to try to crash the plane. Several outlets, including CNN, BBC, AP and the Washington Post, also foreground the rapid descent and emergency landing, while NPR and The Guardian US highlight passengers or crew intervening in the cockpit. France 24 and Channel 4 News are alone among these extracts in explicitly using the “attempted terror attack” framing.

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