A Bloody Attack on a FlyDubai Plane Headed to Israel, and a Terrifying Plunge
“I don’t deserve to die like this,” said one passenger on Flight 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The motive of the cockpit stabbing remains unknown, officials said.
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