Netanyahu Hails Passenger Who Subdued Plane Attacker
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Netanyahu met with a passenger who stopped a plane attack.
- The passenger described subduing the attacker and saving the plane.
- Netanyahu called the passenger a hero and a lion.
- The passenger stated he was inspired by an aviation disaster show.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with a passenger at Ben Gurion Airport who subdued an attacker during a flight. The passenger, whose name was not released, described the incident to Netanyahu, stating, "I apologize for having blood on my clothes. I asked ten times for my luggage to change clothes before the meeting." Netanyahu responded, "You don't need to apologize, you are the hero. We are a nation of lions, of heroes. I look at you and I see a lion, and I see a great hero. It's simply unbelievable what you did."
The passenger recounted the moments on the plane, saying, "The lights went out and someone screamed." He explained his actions that prevented the aircraft from diving, "I pulled the controls up and stopped the plane's dive. Luckily, I had watched 'Air Crash Investigation' (a series about aviation disasters)." The passenger also mentioned that it would take a long time to recover from the experience.
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