The brief
US president recounts dramatic version of attempted hijacking, saying an Israeli plumber helped subdue the co-pilot - but cautions: "That’s the story that I heard. President Donald Trump said a pilot who stabbed a colleague in the cockpit of a FlyDubai flight en route to Israel was “perhaps a terrorist” and said he had spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the incident. Key points and original sources are listed below.
- US president recounts dramatic version of attempted hijacking, saying an Israeli plumber helped subdue the co-pilot - but cautions: "That’s the story that I heard. I don’t know if it's true."S1
- President Donald Trump said a pilot who stabbed a colleague in the cockpit of a FlyDubai flight en route to Israel was “perhaps a terrorist” and said he had spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the incident.S2
