The Foreign Ministry described the pilot’s alleged attempt to crash the aircraft as an attempted terrorist attack.
Russia has strongly condemned what it called an attempted terrorist attack aboard a Flydubai aircraft, according to a statement published by the Russian Foreign Ministry. The statement followed an incident on September 30 involving a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel.
According to the ministry’s account, the pilot injured the captain and attempted to cause the aircraft to crash. Several crew members and passengers managed to enter the cockpit, subdue the pilot and land the plane. Israeli officials described the incident as an attempted terrorist attack.
Lenta.ru’s report relayed the Russian Foreign Ministry’s position and provided no further details about injuries, the investigation or the pilot’s motive.