Forced landing of Israel-bound flight: What we know so far

The Israeli government is investigating an incident involving a flight from the United Arab Emirates that made a forced landing in Saudi Arabia after transmitting emergency signals, suspecting a possible terror attack by one of the pilots. Many details surrounding the incident remain unclear as investigations continue.

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The Israeli government believes an incident on a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel, which diverted to Saudi Arabia after transmitting emergency signals on Wednesday, may have been an attempted "terror attack" by one of the pilots. France 24’s Shirli Sitbon takes a look at what we know about the incident so far, with many of the details still emerging.

Forced landing of Israel-bound flight: What we know so far

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