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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Samy Magdy,Sam Metz and Melanie Lidman

A commercial plane traveling from Dubai to Israel is diverted to Saudi Arabia after a distress call

Mideast Emergency Landing - (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A commercial plane traveling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, briefly raising concerns about a possible hijacking and prompting Israel to scramble warplanes.

Israeli media, citing security officials, said the incident stemmed from a feud between the plane’s two pilots, and everyone on board was safe. The plane landed in Tabuk, a civilian and military base in the kingdom.

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