Flydubai jet plummets after pilot allegedly stabs co-pilot

A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv fell 17,000ft in two minutes after a pilot allegedly stabbed his co-pilot, forcing a diversion to Saudi Arabia.

• Flight FZ1073 lost 17,000ft in under two minutes after a pilot allegedly stabbed his co-pilot.
• Passengers said they took control of the aircraft, and two other pilots from the rear came forward to land it in Saudi Arabia.
• Passenger Almog Itali told the BBC the descent felt like a "rollercoaster."
• Netanyahu said it is too early to identify who was behind the incident and that Israel may join the investigation.
• UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi ordered the formation of a special prosecution team to investigate the incident.
• The co-pilot, suspected of stabbing the captain, was detained after the plane's emergency landing in Tabuk.
• flydubai suspended its flights to and from Israel pending the investigation into the incident.
• Israel's UN ambassador dubbed the incident a 'terror attack' against the Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight.
• The detained co-pilot suspected in the stabbing on the flydubai flight was reportedly an Omani national.
• The UAE Attorney General's investigation is being coordinated with the General Civil Aviation Authority in the emirate.
• Prosecutors are examining the incident for potential terrorist links, the UAE Attorney General's office confirmed.
• The UAE judiciary asserts jurisdiction under UAE law because the aircraft is registered in the UAE.