The mother of a passenger onboard a flydubai flight from Dubai to Israel said her daughter told her the plane lost control before other pilots took over and the aircraft landed in Saudi Arabia.
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Yasmin Abukasis, whose daughter Miriam was on the flight, said she told her she heard screaming and saw a man pull out a knife and force the pilot to the floor
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