Democracy Dies in Darkness
Authorities in Israel, Saudi Arabia and Oman were trying to determine how an Omani co-pilot nearly succeeded in crashing a Tel Aviv-bound jet.
October 1, 2026 at 6:43 a.m. EDT3 minutes ago
JERUSALEM — The harrowing midair drama on Flight 1073 to Tel Aviv, as retold by passenger witnesses and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, sounded almost unbelievable: The co-pilot stabbed the captain in the cockpit, then tried to crash the plane before passengers subdued him and backup pilots landed safely in Saudi Arabia.
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