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Israel PM says pilot of rerouted flight tried to crash plane

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that the pilot of a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight had tried to crash the plane and kill its passengers, after the aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Passengers gave a similar account of the incident on board, de

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What the coverage shows

All outlets converge on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverting to Saudi Arabia after a reported clash between the pilots, with several saying the plane dropped sharply and all passengers were safe. NBC News, NPR, the Washington Post and the BBC lean on Netanyahu’s account that one pilot stabbed the other and tried to crash the plane, while CNN and Reuters are more cautious, using “violent incident” or showing bloody scenes rather than fully endorsing the claim. France 24 and Channel 4 foreground the possibility of a terror attack, and BBC later adds a separate item built on a passenger’s description.

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