Netanyahu Honors Passenger Who Subdued Attacker on Flydubai Flight
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Netanyahu met passengers returning from Saudi Arabia.
- One passenger subdued an attacker on a Flydubai flight.
- The passenger described the heroic actions taken on board.
- Netanyahu praised the passenger as a hero.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at Ben Gurion Airport with passengers returning from Saudi Arabia following an attempted terror attack on a Flydubai flight. Among those he met was Yaniv, an Israeli passenger who helped subdue the attacker.
Yaniv apologized to the Prime Minister for his blood-stained clothes, to which Netanyahu responded, "It is an honor to meet you like this. How did you do it?" Yaniv replied, "We are a nation of lions, of lion-hearts." Netanyahu embraced him, calling him a great hero who saved not only the passengers but many others.
Netanyahu asked Yaniv to recount the events. Yaniv described how someone screamed and the lights went out. He saw a person at the door, and together with others, they pushed the door open. He saw the attacker manipulating instruments between two seats, attempting to disable the aircraft, which was nose-diving. Yaniv grabbed the attacker, choked him, and pulled him away. He called for two others to help restrain the attacker. Yaniv then pulled back on the controls, stopping the plane's dive. He noted that the co-pilot took control after the pilot was incapacitated.
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