Reports are still emerging about what happened on board the Flydubai plane. Here is what witnesses and anonymous officials have said so far.
‘They think they are going’: There were panicked scenes as the plane plunged 17,000 feet – the mother of one passenger reports her saying “all the people, they scream, they think they are going”
‘One pilot stabbed the other’: Unnamed officials tell Israeli media that one pilot attacked the other with a knife, seemingly to “either hijack the plane… or crash it” – although it’s important to state the motive has not been confirmed, and we are yet to get official statements
‘Tied down’: An Israeli passenger on board tells journalists the crew asked for help from passengers to tackle the attacker and tie him down
‘Covered in blood’: Witnesses have described violent scenes – one said “there are people here with shirts covered in blood”
‘Take control’: Two pilots who were at the back of the plane came forward to help land it, one passenger says: “I shouted at them to run and take control of the plane”
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