Netanyahu Hails Plumber Who Stopped Flydubai Hijacking, Vows to Probe Iran Links
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised passenger Yaniv Hayun, a plumber, for subduing a co-pilot who attempted to crash a Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv. The incident, which Netanyahu compared to 9/11, resulted in an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after the plane plunged 17,000 feet. Netanyahu vowed to investigate whether Iran was behind the attack, which involved the stabbing of the Indian captain, Smit Machchhar.