A commercial flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after one pilot allegedly stabbed the other and attempted to crash the plane, with passengers subduing the suspect. The incident, labeled a potential terrorist attack, remains under investigation.
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