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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Abbie Llewelyn

UK ministers assessing flight safety after cockpit stabbing on Israel-bound plane

The UK government will assess how to keep Britons safe on flights after a pilot stabbed his colleague and tried to crash a plane bound for Israel, according to a minister.

Passengers and crew subdued the alleged attacker as the FlyDubai plane dropped from 33,000 feet to 17,000 feet (10,000 metres to 5,100 metres) in about a minute.

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