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Flydubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after pilots get into a fight

# A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv has been diverted to Saudi Arabia after the pilots apparently got into a physical fight. The flight transmitted emergency signals, including one indicating possible unlawful interference, before landing safely in Tabuk. The plane also dropped nearly four-thousand-200 metres in about 30 seconds. All passengers and crew are reported to be safe and accounted for. Israeli officials say the incident was not believed to be a hijacking.