Passengers Recount 'Miraculous' Escape After Mid-Air Attack on Dubai Flight
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- Passengers survived a mid-air attack on a Flydubai flight.
- An assailant attempted to sabotage aircraft systems and bring down the plane.
- The flight made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
- Passengers helped subdue the attacker during the incident.
- Survivors expressed gratitude and recited a prayer of thanksgiving.
Passengers aboard a Flydubai flight that landed at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday recounted harrowing moments of terror after an attempted sabotage of the aircraft's systems and a mid-air struggle.
The flight, FZ1073 from Dubai, was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia following the incident. Upon their return to Israel, passengers described the fear they experienced when they realized their lives were in danger.
One passenger detailed how he helped subdue the attacker, stating, "I choked the perpetrator." He explained that the assailant "tried to destroy the instruments and bring down the plane." The passenger described the unusual struggle that occurred at high altitude after the attacker injured the captain and attempted to tamper with the aircraft's systems.
Other passengers described moments of losing control within the aircraft, with one saying, "I was near the window, the plane was flipping over on us." Another passenger expressed disbelief, "It's good to be back home. You think you're in a movie, you don't believe it's happening to you."
Amidst the shock, passengers expressed deep gratitude that the event concluded without a disaster. "Thank God it's over. Sometimes you are part of the statistics," one said. Following their landing at Ben Gurion Airport, some passengers proceeded to the terminal's synagogue to recite the blessing of Gomel, a prayer of thanksgiving for deliverance from danger.
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