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Pilot stabbed his co-pilot in apparent attempt to crash Israel-bound plane, Netanyahu says

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On-duty crewmembers were able to divert and land the aircraft safely at Tabuk Airport, the airline said.

What the coverage shows

All outlets converge on the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv being diverted to Saudi Arabia and landing safely, with several saying the emergency signal briefly raised fears of hijacking. The main differences are in attribution and tone: Reuters and CNN explicitly say the cause was a fight or violent incident between the pilots, while Sky News and France 24 use “brawl,” NBC News says “bloody altercation,” and Al Jazeera is the most restrained, referring only to an “incident” or “emergency alert.” Washington Post and CBS News alone foreground the scramble of Israeli war planes or jets.

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