US State Department confirms four Americans were on flydubai flight — Anadolu Agency

The US State Department confirmed that four US citizens were aboard a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv that was diverted to Saudi Arabia. US authorities said they were ready to provide consular assistance to all US citizens on board.

Contact with Saudi authorities

As Anadolu Agency reports, citing a State Department spokesperson, the United States is working with local authorities. The US Embassy and the US Consulate in Jeddah are maintaining constant contact with Saudi authorities conducting the investigation.

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Incident circumstances

According to reports, before the aircraft was diverted, an altercation occurred in the cockpit, which led to the activation of the aircraft hijacking code. flydubai said that the circumstances and motives of the altercation remain unknown and are the subject of an official investigation.

US President Donald Trump said he discussed the incident with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to him, the co-pilot may have been a terrorist or an unstable person and stabbed the aircraft commander with a knife. This version is presented in the source as a statement by Trump.