Fly Dubai co‑pilot overpowers attempt, emergency landing and rescue flight to Tel Aviv
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- The co‑pilot of Fly Dubai flight FZ 1073 attempted to kill the captain and crash the Boeing 737 MAX over Saudi Arabia, but was overpowered and the aircraft made an emergency landing with 174 people aboard, including 27 children.
- A Fly Dubai rescue flight subsequently arrived in Tel Aviv with the stranded passengers, while the Boeing 737 MAX was reported as severely damaged.
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