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On flight to Israel, pilot is stabbed, plane plunges before passengers tackle attacker
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As the plane went into a spin and began to plunge, passengers and crew members got into the cockpit, subdued the pilot and diverted the flight to land in Saudi Arabia, Israel's leader says. (Image credit: Erik Marmor)
As the plane went into a spin and began to plunge, passengers and crew members got into the cockpit, subdued the pilot and diverted the flight to land in Saudi Arabia, Israel's leader says. (Image credit: Erik Marmor)
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