# @bbcnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd6LhLNgBRl
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71213805-bbcnews-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/f82825bb29.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-30T11:02:17.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

Passengers have told Israeli media a pilot on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was stabbed, before the plane was diverted to land in Saudi Arabia.
 
The aircraft plunged 17,000ft in two minutes, flight-tracking data from Flightradar24 examined by BBC Verify shows.
 
Tap the link in @BBCNews's bio for more on this developing story.
 
#TelAviv #SaudiArabia #BBCNews

## Stats

- **Views:** 1,757,740
- **Likes:** 9,622
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- **Comments:** 2,728

## Tags

saudiarabia, bbcnews, telaviv

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