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Passengers have told Israeli media that a pilot was stabbed in the cockpit on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv before the plane was diverted to Saudi Arabia. Both the captain and first officer sustained injuries and they have been taken to hospital, according to the Tabuk airport in Saudi Arabia. An emergency signal - and later a hijacking warning - was set off shortly after an abrupt change of direction and rapid descent. The plane dropped 17,000 feet (5,200m) in just two minutes All passengers are safe and accounted for, according to airline Flydubai. Tap the link in @BBCNews’s bio for more. #BBCNews

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